The Olympics: Are They Worth Spending the Money?

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Most likely, by the time you will have read this post, the Olympics will have ended. The Olympic flame will have burned out and we will have to wait another four years for the next Winter Olympics.  However, next Summer Olympics are being held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in 2016.

Let’s be honest. Despite all the excitement, patriotism and awesome physical feats, the price tag associated with the Olympics is pretty darn high. Wait, that seems like an understatement.  The price tag for the Olympics is astronomically high, especially with the latest one in Sochi.  These Olympics cost a cool $51 billion.

$51 billion. WOW.

Read the rest over at Suburban Finance and give your two cents.