tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post1107901081639309456..comments2024-03-29T01:09:22.557-07:00Comments on Paying attention: Games security secrecy, overruns and taxpayer abuseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-61073704174972001942009-02-26T00:11:00.000-08:002009-02-26T00:11:00.000-08:00Olympic security is now going to cost the Canadian...Olympic security is now going to cost the Canadian taxpayer over $900 million and counting. According to the official 2010 Olympic site approximately 2500 athletes are expected to attend the Whistler/Vancouver winter Olympics. This works out to $360,000 per athlete for security costs alone. This figure is no doubt many times greater than their training costs and allowances, particularly at a time of declining corporate sponsorships. Does anyone else think things are serious out of line here? Here's a solution. For the IOC officials planning to attend why not say they are very welcome to come but that they can pay for their own security, perhaps from the many millions of dollars the IOC gets from selling television rights to the games. Send a similar message to other high profile attendees. If they choose not to attend that should free up more tickets for the people paying the bills, the Canadian taxpayers. Give every athlete who qualifies for the games $50,000 to use for training costs and to hire personal security for two weeks. I believe $50,000 per athlete should cover both. Total security costs, $125,000,000, the original cost we were quoted for security plus athletes could be spared the need to sell ad space on their helmets or pose for nude calendars to raise money for training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1400574.post-38316921648856993212009-02-24T19:07:00.000-08:002009-02-24T19:07:00.000-08:00Generally Accepted Accounting Principles?Makes one...<B>Generally Accepted Accounting Principles?</B><BR/><BR/>Makes one wonder if this little slight-O-hand is consistent with GAAP, and if there is anything in the statutes that obliges the BC Liberals to comply with GAAP when tabling their budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com