"The economic benefits of the Rugby World Cup may have been wildly overestimated by the tournament's backers, a senior academic said yesterday as the Reserve Bank hosed down expectations of a $700 million boost to the economy.
So we've cooked the books to pretend that 95 000 rugby fans were coming when it's really just 15 000 to 25 000 rugby fans who will be actually turning up, drunkenly pissing off and annoying the normal 70 000 tourists we would get anyway."
Bomber thinks it's a crock.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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And so do I.
I loath what rugby has become in this country.
Rubber?
But the whole wool will be watching us Shunda.
When I was younger rugby wasn't a matter of life or death, it was more important than that. I attended every test at Eden Park in the 80's. Now, not so much. I'm not attending any of the games and haven't really factored in watching any games on tv.
However I may change my mind and actively support the rubber wool cup if Bomber thinks it's a bad idea.
Otherwise it's just another hype machine for a commercial enterprise. Good on them for fooling a chunk of the public and the government into supporting their endeavours.
Paranormal
The worst thing about the rugby world cup is all that crap that someone has stuck along the highway from Lornville to Riverton
Go Riverton
Our own resident curmudgeon - brilliant!
Regular Western Star reader are you?
Tells you everything you need to know.
para - good on them for fooling the public ?
That's nice!
If you can get away with it, go for it eh!
*Ethics void
Robert, I think you are confusing my cynicism for something else.
I am sure all the good people from the RWC CEO down believe they are doing Gods work in the nations best interest. All I see is a huge hype machine for a professional/commercial company.
I say good on them for doing it, just I'm not that interested.
Is the real issue here you see profits/business as bad and therefore lacking in ethics? I don't see any lack of ethics involved at all. If people wish to become involved that's their free choice.
If people wish to pay inflated prices for tickets, accomodation etc. again that's their free choice. They do not need or have to participate. Rugby isn't some icon that requires nationalising for the greater good that lefties seem to demand. The thing will sort itself out.
Paranormal
para - no, I don't see profits/business as wrong. You made the comment that 'fooling the public' is admirable and I disagree.
Not a great one for dishonesty, me.
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