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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Lioned on 26 January 2012, 21:46:41
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I am getting fed up of hearing people moaning about how much its costing and the papers and expert analysts telling us how many Billions more it will be.
The war in Afghanistan is estimated to have cost Britain £18 Billion.The total cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is estimated to be $1.3 Trillion (Trillion).
Now you know i have been a supporter of the Olympics to a certain extent as i am going to see the Brazilian Beach Volleyball girls match (with a bit of luck).So i am a little biased.
I doubt that any modern day Olympics has ever made any money and the 'Legacy' it leaves is always a little debateable,but in my view it is the greatest show on Earth bringing together the finest physical specimens you could ever hope to see competing against each other at sport rather than war.
For one month of the year (every four years) people should stop being so bloody miserable and try to enjoy what is going to be a spectacular event.
I have not quoted figures of how many have been killed in those wars as thats a bit depressing.
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
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Personally I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch it,but if others enjoy it then its fine with me. I (as a taxpayer) do object though to the fact that we were told it would cost around £3 billion ?, which has since risen to £12 billion,and investigative journalism has recently discovered that nearly half of the actual cost isnt included in the official figures at all,so the cost will end up at well over £20 billion.
Im sorry,but to me that is a criminal waste of taxpayers money.
Cant see how the cost of the Olympics can be tied to, or compared with the cost of wars. A completely frivolous activity being compared with the most serious activity of all. Whether or not the wars were justified of course is a matter of personal opinion.
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
should make sheep shearing an olympic sport ralf. you might watch it then :y :D ;D
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War is good for economy. Olympics is bad for economy. Both are tedious.
I can't wait for the Olympics to be over, I was bored with it about 3yrs ago,, not to mention being embarrassed to be British, following the closing ceromeny in China.
Why waste the money (that we don't have).
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Personally I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch it,but if others enjoy it then its fine with me. I (as a taxpayer) do object though to the fact that we were told it would cost around £3 billion ?, which has since risen to £12 billion,and investigative journalism has recently discovered that nearly half of the actual cost isnt included in the official figures at all,so the cost will end up at well over £20 billion.
Im sorry,but to me that is a criminal waste of taxpayers money.
Cant see how the cost of the Olympics can be tied to, or compared with the cost of wars. A completely frivolous activity being compared with the most serious activity of all. Whether or not the wars were justified of course is a matter of personal opinion.
Yer oppsin' right there my son. :y
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Personally I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch it,but if others enjoy it then its fine with me. I (as a taxpayer) do object though to the fact that we were told it would cost around £3 billion ?, which has since risen to £12 billion,and investigative journalism has recently discovered that nearly half of the actual cost isnt included in the official figures at all,so the cost will end up at well over £20 billion.
Im sorry,but to me that is a criminal waste of taxpayers money.
Cant see how the cost of the Olympics can be tied to, or compared with the cost of wars. A completely frivolous activity being compared with the most serious activity of all. Whether or not the wars were justified of course is a matter of personal opinion.
.....to £963,000 going to Hester. Crazy decision...... >:( >:( >:( >:(
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Well, here we go again. ;D
Tbh,I think if he has any sense he will decide not to take it.He isnt being paid it in ££££ btw,its share options,which if he doesnt do his job properly,could be worthless this time next year.He isnt allowed to sell the share options and cash them in for quiet some time,so I suppose its an incentive to make the bank run efficiently,which will be good for the taxpayer.
He was a brave man to take the job on after the Fred the shred regime had destroyed it.Sir Fred was paid £4.2 million including a bonus of £2.86 million in 2007, while he was in the process of wrecking RBS. Labour giving him a Knighthood was a real bona fide scandal imo,and it makes Hester look like the bargain of the century. ;)
Its actually a small bonus for someone in his position,but he hasnt exactly turned the business around.To be fair though,anyone who restores a bank to its former glory in the current global financial climate would be a miracle worker rather than a CEO.
On balance,I dont feel strongly about it one way or the other.Doesnt seem that unreasonable for someone doing that job,but it would be very good PR indeed for the industry if he decided not to bother taking up his options.I dont suppose he will go short of a hot meal because of it.
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Well, here we go again. ;D
Tbh,I think if he has any sense he will decide not to take it.He isnt being paid it in ££££ btw,its share options,which if he doesnt do his job properly,could be worthless this time next year.He isnt allowed to sell the share options and cash them in for quiet some time,so I suppose its an incentive to make the bank run efficiently,which will be good for the taxpayer.
He was a brave man to take the job on after the Fred the shred regime had destroyed it.Sir Fred was paid £4.2 million including a bonus of £2.86 million in 2007, while he was in the process of wrecking RBS. Labour giving him a Knighthood was a real bona fide scandal imo,and it makes Hester look like the bargain of the century. ;)
Its actually a small bonus for someone in his position,but he hasnt exactly turned the business around.To be fair though,anyone who restores a bank to its former glory in the current global financial climate would be a miracle worker rather than a CEO.
On balance,I dont feel strongly about it one way or the other.Doesnt seem that unreasonable for someone doing that job,but it would be very good PR indeed for the industry if he decided not to bother taking up his options.I dont suppose he will go short of a hot meal because of it.
Interesting discussion about this on Question Time, Albs.... :y
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I saw that. Mostly crap tbh.The only one in the room with a brain was Melanie Phillips - a very sharp mind indeed actually.
That " comedian" bloke on the panel,shouldnt be allowed out by himself, never mind broadcasting his "wisdom" to the nation. ;)
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I saw that. Mostly crap tbh.The only one in the room with a brain was Melanie Phillips - a very sharp mind indeed actually.
That " comedian" bloke on the panel,shouldnt be allowed out by himself, never mind broadcasting his "wisdom" to the nation. ;)
I don't watch QT anymore. It's just full of opinionated boring bastaaaards who think we should think the same as them, and that Chakrabarti woman. If there was ever a couple of reasons not to watch, it's got to be those two. Oh and retarded members of the audience. I'm a fan of Hitchens though!
But yeah, is anyone interested in the Olympics? What a sad state of affairs having to have that big drug testing place. Makes the whole thing pointless if dishonest cheating bastaaaaards are going to take performance enhancing drugs. They're not even real people if they do that.
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
should make sheep sha**ing shearing an olympic sport ralf. you might watch it then :y :D ;D
There you go Albs, that should get the Welsh TV ratings up a bit. :o ;D ;D
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
should make sheep shearing an olympic sport ralf. you might watch it then :y :D ;D
no sheep dont apeel to me albert rather watch paint dry than olympics ;D ;D ;D ;D i agree with total waste of money
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Please don't compare the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Olympics, it insults your intelligence :y
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
should make sheep sha**ing shearing an olympic sport ralf. you might watch it then :y :D ;D
There you go Albs, that should get the Welsh TV ratings up a bit. :o ;D ;D
may be better than all these soaps and x factor crap
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I saw that. Mostly crap tbh.The only one in the room with a brain was Melanie Phillips - a very sharp mind indeed actually.
That " comedian" bloke on the panel,shouldnt be allowed out by himself, never mind broadcasting his "wisdom" to the nation. ;)
I don't watch QT anymore. It's just full of opinionated boring bastaaaards who think we should think the same as them, and that Chakrabarti woman. If there was ever a couple of reasons not to watch, it's got to be those two. Oh and retarded members of the audience. I'm a fan of Hitchens though!
But yeah, is anyone interested in the Olympics? What a sad state of affairs having to have that big drug testing place. Makes the whole thing pointless if dishonest cheating bastaaaaards are going to take performance enhancing drugs. They're not even real people if they do that.
Is this the woman that TB lusts after?........ ::) ::) ::) :)
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I am not a great fan of the Olympics - a sport with more competitors than spectators, however lots do enjoy them. I think the point the original poster made was quite valid. Better to have nations competing peaceably rather than killing each other ( in pointless and expensive wars)
As to the RBS chief (and all the others bankers who will also get outrageous bonuses in a climate of austerity) all I can say is
(http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww248/Moleones/awjeez.jpg)
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Please don't compare the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with the Olympics, it insults your intelligence :y
Exactly Guffer, I enjoyed Iraq much more than any of the Olympic games.
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dont do nothing for wales wont be watching it
should make sheep shearing an olympic sport ralf. you might watch it then :y :D ;D
no sheep dont apeel to me albert rather watch paint dry than olympics ;D ;D ;D ;D i agree with total waste of money
You can tell Ralf is German, not Welsh ;D ;D ;D
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For one month of the year (every four years) people should stop being so bloody miserable and try to enjoy what is going to be a spectacular event.
Agreed. That is what I plan to do. :y
I'll be doing it as far away from East London, and a TV set, as I can possibly get. :-X
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For one month of the year (every four years) people should stop being so bloody miserable and try to enjoy what is going to be a spectacular event.
Agreed. That is what I plan to do. :y
I'll be doing it as far away from East London, and a TV set, as I can possibly get. :-X
;D ;D ;D ;D Go ahead there K - get tore in. 8) :y
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I saw that. Mostly crap tbh.The only one in the room with a brain was Melanie Phillips - a very sharp mind indeed actually.
That " comedian" bloke on the panel,shouldnt be allowed out by himself, never mind broadcasting his "wisdom" to the nation. ;)
I don't watch QT anymore. It's just full of opinionated boring bastaaaards who think we should think the same as them, and that Chakrabarti woman. If there was ever a couple of reasons not to watch, it's got to be those two. Oh and retarded members of the audience. I'm a fan of Hitchens though!
But yeah, is anyone interested in the Olympics? What a sad state of affairs having to have that big drug testing place. Makes the whole thing pointless if dishonest cheating bastaaaaards are going to take performance enhancing drugs. They're not even real people if they do that.
Is this the woman that TB lusts after?........ ::) ::) ::) :)
Maybe not, but Den would!! ;D ;D ;D
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I saw that. Mostly crap tbh.The only one in the room with a brain was Melanie Phillips - a very sharp mind indeed actually.
That " comedian" bloke on the panel,shouldnt be allowed out by himself, never mind broadcasting his "wisdom" to the nation. ;)
I don't watch QT anymore. It's just full of opinionated boring bastaaaards who think we should think the same as them, and that Chakrabarti woman. If there was ever a couple of reasons not to watch, it's got to be those two. Oh and retarded members of the audience. I'm a fan of Hitchens though!
But yeah, is anyone interested in the Olympics? What a sad state of affairs having to have that big drug testing place. Makes the whole thing pointless if dishonest cheating bastaaaaards are going to take performance enhancing drugs. They're not even real people if they do that.
Is this the woman that TB lusts after?........ ::) ::) ::) :)
Maybe not, but Den would!! ;D ;D ;D
Go right to the top of the class Tigg. :-* :-* ;D ;D
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The Olympics uses tax payers money the wars we are fighting around the World (mostly about Oil) is using tax payers money,benefit cheats are using tax payers money.There is a valid debate in all these things if i have to dip in my pocket to fund any of these events.
I see my attempt to encourage some interest in sport rather than some interest in killing people has fallen on stoney ground.
I shall do my best to enjoy it anyway.
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The Olympics uses tax payers money the wars we are fighting around the World (mostly about Oil) is using tax payers money,benefit cheats are using tax payers money.There is a valid debate in all these things if i have to dip in my pocket to fund any of these events.
I see my attempt to encourage some interest in sport rather than some interest in killing people has fallen on stoney ground.
I shall do my best to enjoy it anyway.
I'm looking forward to the 100 metre final with Usain Bolt and the other quick Jamaican....(his name eludes me at present) :y
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The Olympics uses tax payers money the wars we are fighting around the World (mostly about Oil) is using tax payers money,benefit cheats are using tax payers money.There is a valid debate in all these things if i have to dip in my pocket to fund any of these events.
I see my attempt to encourage some interest in sport rather than some interest in killing people has fallen on stoney ground.
I shall do my best to enjoy it anyway.
I'm looking forward to the 100 metre final with Usain Bolt and the other quick Jamaican....(his name eludes me at present) :y
Yohan Blake... :y
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Thats the spirit !
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Thats the spirit !
.....and the women sprinters in those oh-so-tight leotards they wear..... :D :D :D ;)
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We've got the sailing down yer in Darzet and it's expected to be a massive boost to the local economy! :y :y :y
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Where sporty Millwall can do 4 push ups in a morning, is he also a 100m sprinter.... ;D ;D ;D ;D