One of the “13 Astounding Numbers About This Year’s World Cup” from Mother Jones is this:
Estimated Cost of World Cup 2014: $13–18 Billion. For the same price you could fund the Mars Rover 7 times.
Just sayin’ . . .
Link: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/06/most-expensive-world-cup-brazil-charts
A “historian’s dream” or a “diplomat’s nightmare?” Welcome to the new reality of the modern information age.
A quick roundup of thoughts and opinions on the shoot-out in Arizona this weekend.