Thank Goodness: A sigh of relief - No to the Olympics
Thank Goodness: A sigh of relief - No to the Olympics A sigh of relief for many of us Madrileños who were terrorized that our city might become Olympic with all the consequences: Even Higher Home prices already unacessible to most of us, higher taxes to pay for Olympic dept, large bills to pay for unused stadiums and even more crowded streets. NOT FOR ME!! What for? I'm not interested in seeing a bunch of gorillas on steroid invading my city. This was just another example of how out of touch Spanish politicians are with Spain's reality. With half the country unemployed and half the working population unable to afford to buy a basic apartment, they go and spend our taxes on useless stuff like the Olympics. Even as every major international newspaper had warned that it was going to be unlikely a European city would be elected because London is the previous host. But these spanish politicians are so out of touch with real life that I'm sure they don't even read th...