Surprising Economic Feelings vs Reality

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdsKCqk_RAc

What I learned from this video.

Most USA political and economic polls are designed to illicit a specific reaction that can be used to batter the political opposition rather than accurately describe reality.

Jan 2024 : GDP is up, Consumer spending up, unemployment down

All USA right wing media promotes the idea that the economy is bad

When questioned as individuals AXIOS collected opposite to right wing media propaganda.

63% of Americans are doing good or very good

77% happy where they are living

85% believe 2024 will allow them to improve their situation

Right wing media is telling them to believe the exact opposite of a situation they can prove wrong with their own eyes.

Extremist Anti-Science Rhetoric did Misinform

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M-6dr4kx3M

what I learned from this video

the misinformed = do no or wrong action

leads to sickness, permanent injury and death

many families divided, friends avoided, jobs lost, medical bankruptcies

many stupid lying psychos still unpunished

we need a complete fact checker history expose

Olympic Host City Taxpayers Real Complaints

10 Cities with Debt Complaints

Did you know that the average cost to host the Olympics is about $12 Billion just for sports related costs, with some cities spending as much as $60 billion on the event. While everyone loves the Olympics, Hosting the Olympics is a different story and has proven to be detrimental to some cities in a number of ways.

How the Olympics ruin cities

Fast Company

https://www.fastcompany.com › how-the-olympics-ruin-...

Jul 22, 2021 — In the run up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the favela community of Vila Autódromo was virtually destroyed. It sat on prime real estate at ...

The Olympics is a disaster for people who live in host cities

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2021/07/29 › oly...

Jul 29, 2021 — A total of about 6,000 were evicted from their public housing. Unhoused Atlantans were forcibly removed from high traffic Olympic areas, ...

The Olympics Devastate Host Cities and Need a ...

Teen Vogue

https://www.teenvogue.com › Politics › olympics

Jun 1, 2021 — In host cities, the games have displaced residents, sped up gentrification, and increased policing and the militarization of the public sphere.

8 Times the Olympics Ruined the Economies of Host Cities

Ranker

https://www.ranker.com › list › kellen-perry

Spending lavishly on a short-lived event is, economically speaking, a dubious long-term strategy." There are exceptions: Los Angeles in '84 and Barcelona in ' ...

Hosting The Olympics Ruined These Cities : r/Snorkblot

Reddit · r/Snorkblot

2 comments · 1 day ago

As a Vancouver resident, there are no decrepit buildings left over. A better highway to Whistler got built, Athletes village is a well lived in ...

Greatest city to never host an Olympics in your opinion. - Reddit

Aug 11, 2021

Which cities in developing/emerging countries you think are ...

Aug 18, 2021

IOC should put in some clause or something when picking ...

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Hosting the Olympics Is a Bad Deal

The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com › business › olympics-economics

Jul 24, 2021 — There's no reason to rebuild the Olympic Shangri-La every four years. It doesn't make sense for the cities. It certainly makes no sense from the ...

The Dark Side of Hosting the Olympics

Institute for Policy Studies

https://ips-dc.org › the-dark-side-of-hosting-the-olym...

The Olympics are coming back to Los Angeles. But the games are notoriously bad news for poor people in host cities. September 28, 2017

The Economic Impact of Hosting the Olympics

Investopedia

https://www.investopedia.com › Economy › Economics

Because the economic impact of hosting the Olympics tends to be less positive than anticipated, most cities may be better off not submitting bids.

Displacement and debt: The hidden costs of hosting ...

Al Jazeera

https://www.aljazeera.com › economy › displacement-...

Aug 24, 2021 — Researchers and activists argue the financial and human cost of hosting the Olympic Games may outweigh the benefits.

What I Learned from this video and additional reporting - City politicians and games promoters lie about the costs. Taxpayers can suffer for a lifetime from the debt burden.