Hosting The Olympics Is A Massive Waste Of Money But Countries Keep Getting Fooled
Fun fact: Russia spent $51 billion of taxpayer money to fund the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games. Vladimir Putin was convinced that after the world experienced the wonders of what Sochi had to offer, the entire region would instantly become the must-visit hot spot for jet setters, action sports junkies and international tourists. A mere six months later, Sochi is a veritable ghost town. Actually, it’s so bad that ghosts wouldn’t even visit....