olympikfan Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Now this is a city that needs a boost and having the Olympics would bring back and clean up the city. Edited February 29 by Sir Rols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2012 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Wow, that's ambitious! Aren't huge swathes of it basically a ghost-town these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 i will say it's a pretty cool city still in many ways, but it's been drug down by it's own people, politics and planning. YES WE CAN ...go bankrupt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Name one thing that other cities in the USA have. That Detroit doesn’t have. 1 Crime 2. Corruption 3. Roads falling a part It would force the federal government to invest it would be great for Detroit Detroit 2024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) 1. thriving economies 2. i don't feel like paying to bail out detroit......no offense. too bad, it's an incredible city in so many ways Edited February 22, 2014 by paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 This would be the best test for the Olympics. Consider this the IOC always say the “legacy of the Olympics” well think of it new buildings it would clean up the city. Besides you say bail out remember the US auto industry. I think it should be serious looked at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Name one thing that other cities in the USA have. That Detroit doesn’t have. 1 Crime 2. Corruption 3. Roads falling a part It would force the federal government to invest it would be great for Detroit Detroit 2024 I can think of 1 thing.. money. Detroit doesn't have any of that now. They filed for bankruptcy. So you want the federal government to invest billions upon billions of dollars for a 2 1/2 week sports festival in Detroit as if that's going to revive the city? Get real. Yea, the government bailed out the auto industry. That was to benefit the economy of the entire country, not to fund a city's effort to host an Olympics when they're $18 billion in debt. Once again, this site loses a little more credibility in the hopes that folks could take it more seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheal_warren Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 They are bankrupt! They aren't going to win the games this century! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nacre Posted February 22, 2014 Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 Issues with a Detroit bid: It is the most disliked city in America. Few people in the US are going to want to go there. At least with the Detroit Super Bowl you had die hard fans who would travel anywhere to see their team play for a championship. I doubt you get that for athletics. The local population is poor, and won't be able to pay high prices for tickets. The games suck money OUT of the local economy, not pump it in. Detroit does not have a lot of skilled labor, and the vast majority of the architects, engineers, IT people, etc would come from outside the city and take their earnings back with them. You are asking a bankrupt city to spend more money on something that amounts to a three week party. The money would be spent on things the local people would not be interested in/could not afford afterwards. It would be another Athens in terms of white elephant venues If the IOC doesn't want to go to Chicago or New York, why in hades would they be interested in what many consider the worst city in America? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted February 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2014 So by saying what you just said why would any city want the Olympics? The money would come from the Feds to help the city all of the old sites would torn down and state of the art sites would go up. The poor can't afford to go to the Olympics any way. Their are many cities in the US almost bankrupt. Then the USA is not a safe bet for the IOC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 This is one stale joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Mata Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Ehr... How about a PanAms? You can be a city far from your best shape and still host them relatively easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord David Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Even the Pan Ams would be a stretch. The city's officials would no doubt want to convert all those abandoned buildings into apartments, hotels and so forth, which would make such an endeavor a costly thing. It could joint host for the Pan Ams with Windsor, Ontario if it wanted to share the costs, but I doubt they'd even want that event anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quaker2001 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Folks.. $18 billion in debt. End of discussion. You are being trolled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 This is a trolling post or seriously this is one of the saddest levels of delusional dreams in gamesbids forum. The money would come from the Feds to help the city all of the old sites would torn down and state of the art sites would go up. Keep dreaming on that. You can't make the absurd example of General Motors, when the auto industry is one of the KEY american industries with long traditions and financial implications. This was a FEDERAL ISSUE. The poor can't afford to go to the Olympics any way. Possible, but no when the Detroit faces a 50% of unemployement, filed bankruptcy and terrible public services, with the talented people emigrating and a city close of the chaos. What kind of employements will the Olympics bring to these people? What type of funtional infrastructure and venues? Can you guaranteed the money from visitors will stay forever? Your logic is, at best words, flawed with many cheese holes. If Madrid, using the SAME excuses can't win... Their are many cities in the US almost bankrupt. Still no of all these cities can't be olympic isn't it? NYC, LA and Chicago are different, not only because they are the three biggest cities of the American Union, also, these are three of the privileged twelve cities with the biggest GDP in the world -Alongside Tokyo, Paris, London, Seoul, Osaka, Moscow, Shanghai and Sao Paulo-. These cities have more money than some small countries. They have the resources and the influence. If the IOC didn't choose Chicago or NYC, how can they choose a decadent city far away of glorious times like Detroit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 LMFAO This makes Tulsa seem achievable! I donate one dollar to the GB Tulsa swear jar! Even the Pan Ams would be a stretch. The city's officials would no doubt want to convert all those abandoned buildings into apartments, hotels and so forth, which would make such an endeavor a costly thing. It could joint host for the Pan Ams with Windsor, Ontario if it wanted to share the costs, but I doubt they'd even want that event anyways. If anything New Orleans would have a much better case than Detroit. Throw in Katrina, some Southern money, and recial diversity and you've got the American version of Istanbul at your doorstep. This is a trolling post or seriously this is one of the saddest levels of delusional dreams in gamesbids forum. The money would come from the Feds to help the city all of the old sites would torn down and state of the art sites would go up. Keep dreaming on that. You can't make the absurd example of General Motors, when the auto industry is one of the KEY american industries with long traditions and financial implications. This was a FEDERAL ISSUE. The poor can't afford to go to the Olympics any way. Possible, but no when the Detroit faces a 50% of unemployement, filed bankruptcy and terrible public services, with the talented people emigrating and a city close of the chaos. What kind of employements will the Olympics bring to these people? What type of funtional infrastructure and venues? Can you guaranteed the money from visitors will stay forever? Your logic is, at best words, flawed with many cheese holes. If Madrid, using the SAME excuses can't win... Their are many cities in the US almost bankrupt. Still no of all these cities can't be olympic isn't it? NYC, LA and Chicago are different, not only because they are the three biggest cities of the American Union, also, these are three of the privileged twelve cities with the biggest GDP in the world -Alongside Tokyo, Paris, London, Seoul, Osaka, Moscow, Shanghai and Sao Paulo-. These cities have more money than some small countries. They have the resources and the influence. If the IOC didn't choose Chicago or NYC, how can they choose a decadent city far away of glorious times like Detroit? Because they thought if they invested enough, and built enough they could achieve Olympic status. Better shut down this dream until it brings the whole nation down. In order for this to happen the nation would want to help Detroit and spend money we sure as hell do not have on some two week special...but if Detroit got this woman for mayor, I'll be open for discussions: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryker Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Detroit became the first major U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. The Motor City couldn't host a Pan Am Games much less an Olympics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympikfan Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Its very sad to see what happen to the might Motor City. Off to St Louis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PyroKinesis Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 This would be another Athens, to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger87 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 This would be another Athens, to be honest. Even worse. At least Athens wasn't bankrupt and hasn't bad image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illustrado Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 i think i made a topic specially for these kinds of things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 i think i made a topic specially for these kinds of things You mean bids that would never ever work in today's' modern world? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic USA Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 If Detroit did host the games would Robocop help with security? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binary Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 If Detroit did host the games would Robocop help with security? I think they would need to bring in the autobots as well as the justice league for that place to be remotely safe a drive by shooting range would leave a lasting legacy! Please dont ban me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympic USA Posted February 25, 2014 Report Share Posted February 25, 2014 ^ Since Omnicorp will be a major sponsor I have no doubt they will deploy their other robots as well to help with security! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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