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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

$ 200 Billion to see stupid men kicking balls at each other

I wonder what the people in poor  countries think when they see the sheikdoms  throw billions of dollars away on frivolous pastimes (in my opinion) when that kind of money could have been used to teach the poor in Africa and elsewhere how to cultivate and grow food and livestock which would  make them more self-sufficient and less dependent on other countries.  Given that most of the Muslim countries have the biggest percentage of  the dirt poor in the world,  one would have expected the fucking arab countries with their never-ending supply of money to do some good in those nations instead of only opening madrasas to breed suicide bombers and jihadis.  

Larry Hartstein writing at CBSsports:
...Deloitte says Qatar will spend $200 billion over the next decade as it prepares to host the 2022 World Cup, the Associated Press reports.


The money will go toward transportation and tourism infrastructure and new stadiums. About 400,000 fans are expected to attend the month-long tournament.

With summer temperatures routinely in triple digits, Qatar plans to build fully air-conditioned, open-air stadiums that operate on solar power.

The Persian Gulf nation beat out the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea in bidding to host the event....

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