The Olympics Should Have a Permanent Home
<p>Perhaps the most depressing thing about this year’s edition of the Summer Olympic Games is the empty stadiums. Normally, the host city enjoys a massive, if temporary, influx of international tourists eager to take in the games and spend cash locally.</p>
<p>But because of the Covid-19 pandemic, <a href="https://theconversation.com/tokyo-olympics-no-spectators-is-bad-for-business-but-hosting-could-still-bring-long-term-benefits-164249" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Tokyo will not be enjoying those tourist dollars this year</a>. Not even parents of the athletes will be able to be on hand to watch their kids compete. It’s left the Japanese capital city holding the bag after funding expensive temporary sporting facilities and upgrades to their public transit system, without the usual tax payoff.</p>
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