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6. The IOC demanded that Boston agree to shoulder cost overruns

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 07:29 PM

Jul 2015

and Mayor Marty Walsh knew that Bostonians understood what that meant, and that his reelection chances would be non-optimal if he did, so he refused.

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I have a favor to ask from rich people in Massachusetts? [View all] MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 OP

Rich people demand entertainment. AllFieldsRequired Jul 2015 #1

!!! MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #3

The IOC demanded that Boston agree to shoulder cost overruns MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #6

Yeah, what could happen? The Big Dig was almost on budget, x40 or so? GoneFishin Jul 2015 #7

I can confirm portions of it are still there. Agschmid Jul 2015 #16

And it's crazy ugly MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #15

Ah. Cost overruns.They are a prime time event in most Olympics... pinto Jul 2015 #8

Where are you getting your information? Indydem Jul 2015 #10

From memory, but Wikipedia corroborates on the Pats: MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #12

I just did a bit more research... MannyGoldstein Jul 2015 #13

That's basically what I found. Indydem Jul 2015 #14