Originally Posted by Mutt

Any city/state/country that wants the Olympics is run by fools - they do nothing for a country and its people other than a few weeks of feeling proud because you just pissed away billions of dollars that could have gone to important things that would help millions and all you'll be left with is a swimming pool, some dormitories and a hockey rink and a few million Olympic t-shirts, beer mugs and keychains that didn't sell discounted for $0.99

Such a waste, what's the total budget up to for Sochi?