The cost of new stadiums and the accompanying infrastructure have - TopicsExpress



          

The cost of new stadiums and the accompanying infrastructure have certainly created jobs, but they have also redirected scarce funds away from such basic needs as education, healthcare and better transit. The $11 billion being spent to prepare for the games is not registering with citizens. More than half of people polled in April said that the games would bring more harm than good. And the Rousseff governments campaign promises of a new social contract have faded almost as quickly as the ebullience of having won the rights to host the Cup itself. bit.ly/1opoPxC
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:28:18 +0000

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