On Tue, 25 May 2010 20:45:14 +0100, Bruce
wrote:

Of course no-one would have told the people being asked what the
Olympics will have cost them. Before asking the question, it would be
instructive to tell them that an average household in the UK has had
£400 taken from them for this festival of greed.

Perhaps they should be asked "As a taxpayer, on what would you like to
see £10.6 million of your money spent?"

And of course they would reply "It's £10.6 billion, you old fool!"

;-)