You know, for all that I hear people complain about "corporations buying our government", I sure don't hear a lot of the same people complaining in this case where they have actually explicitly bought off the government.
All for the glory of Visa, Proctor and Gamble, McDonalds, Acer, Samsung, Panasonic, General Electric, and Dow Chemical.
>Companies who sponsor an event have a right to not be screwed over.
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>Most taxpayers don't want to pay more for the Olympics then they have to.
It's stupid to pay to host a branded event that won't let us talk about it.
The modern Olympics, at its root, is a scam. A big money party is hosted so local businesses and connected contractors can make a killing and the expenses get charges to taxpayers. It's always justified as economic stimulus but it's the most vague, frivolous possible means of economic stimulus and tax dollars should not be spent on it.
a) does that mean the people necessarily have to be screwed over if that's the only way for the company not to be? the desires of commerce necessitate a loss of freedom?
All for the glory of Visa, Proctor and Gamble, McDonalds, Acer, Samsung, Panasonic, General Electric, and Dow Chemical.