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Whether massively underused, debt-generating or simply abandoned, these huge projects carried a hefty price tag yet didn’t end up being worth it.
From disused Olympic stadiums to an entire city that's become a ghost town, read on to discover 13 wildly expensive projects that became white elephants.
All dollar amounts in US dollars.
lovemoney staff
07 March 2025
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I absolutely blame the government for all these pension scams. They let the scum and scammers talk them into letting it a free for all knowing full well that many pensioners would be scammed.... but what the hell, the scum are the ones bank rolling the government directly and/or indirectly.
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