What major project in Chicago, in recent history, has gone at or even NEAR budget? “The Bean” was 4x OVER budget and it was just a metal sculpture! Let’s not mention that it takes 3 different union workers to carry a box from the loading dock to your display McCormick Place. Millennium Park was projected to cost $150 million, but went on to cost $475 million and was delayed 4 years. Imagine how much a $4-5 BILLION Olympic project will go over budget.
They say they wont pass the cost onto the tax payers, but can they really be trusted? The Olympics will run way over budget… book it. And they will find a way to pass that along to the tax payers… an no, not just Chicago. They will find a way to say “hey, see how it effected all of Cook County? Yea, we need you to pay up too!”
Daley will use this as yet another power grab. If he can plow over Meigs Field literally in the dark of night with no warning or authority, imagine what in can do in the name of the Olympics.
The idea of hosting the Olympics sounds great, but not when you look at who is running it. In about an hour we will find out who hosts the 2016 Summer Olympics. As for me, let the Rio chant ring load!
UPDATE: Chicago got eliminated int he first round. WOW! No one saw that coming!!
