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**Filling25** · 10-09-2009, 11:04 PM

New Yorkers did not even want the Olympics. When the majority of New Yorkers opposed it, the IOC certainly wasn't going to award it to NY. Moreover, anti-Americanism was prevalent when NY bid for it and that also played a role in NY's bid.

As to the infrastructure issues you cite, you're correct. The US government lacks the funds and the will to implement mass transit improvements.

That being said, that -- in no way -- impacts NY's role as the leading financial center. No one who works in financial services (other than low-level, administrative employees) uses mass transit. Car services provide transportation.

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Filling25 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 425 Senior Member	New Yorkers did not even want the Olympics. When the majority of New Yorkers opposed it, the IOC certainly wasn't going to award it to NY. Moreover, anti-Americanism was prevalent when NY bid for it and that also played a role in NY's bid. As to the infrastructure issues you cite, you're correct. The US government lacks the funds and the will to implement mass transit improvements. That being said, that -- in no way -- impacts NY's role as the leading financial center. No one who works in financial services (other than low-level, administrative employees) uses mass transit. Car services provide transportation.
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