How do you feel about the Olympics?

Do you support the Olympics? Does it do more good for the city, for the community? Or does all that money that goes into the Olympics be better off spent helping the problems the people face within their cities?
When Vancouver started off, there were what seemed like thousands of people protesting the Olympics and going around breaking glass in the downtown businesses. Saying (i think) that all that money should be going elsewhere instead of the Olympics. i’ve always seen the Olympics as a very good thing.
what do you think?