The 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will pump an estimated $2.4 billion in direct spending into Utah’s economy, according to a report by the U’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. But that’s just the beginning. From 2024 to 2035, the spending will snowball throughout Utah businesses, generating a total of $6.6 billion in economic output. Utah workers will pocket $2.5 billion in personal income along the way. If history repeats, the snowball will keep rolling long after the closing ceremonies: In the 15 years after the 2002 Winter Games, average annual leisure and hospitality sales in Utah were 66 percent higher compared with the 15 years before the Games.
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No mention of the costs to hold these games including security etc. I’m sure it will be a net monetary gain but at what price?