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Originally Posted by Sparklechick NZ sent over quite a large group of athletes to the Olympics at quite a huge cost. A cost that NZ can't really afford.
We haven't done very well at the Olympics so it makes me wonder why we bother sending some of them. For instance our swimmers really are crap. They don't even make the semi's so why send them?
That way we could use the money for better things, like donating to all those poor farmers who have lost so much during the floods we've just had to endure. |
Aww don't be too hard on them all. We have never done conisitently well in swimming. There are only one or two swimmers that we have had that have outstanding sucess, Danyon Loader comes to mind. Other than that its not our strong suit.
You are always going to find something else to spend money on, for instance you could say instead of spending money on the floods we have just had, people should be insured, thats the risk they take living in an area that floods, what about spending that money on stopping people beating their wives/children.
There is always going to seem a "better" cause, finding the balance is good. They have still managed to provide funds for the flood victims, and send our athletes to the Olympics. I think is is good for
NZ, and makes me proud that we can send such a team over.