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I read the very first entry about taxing our Olympic athletes for their medals. Politifacts says it is mostly false. They are assuming that the athletes pay for most of their equipment, but they do not consider that the equipment would be given to them by their sponsors which would be considered income and be taxable. They are splitting hairs and calling something false which it is not. The Olympic athletes are taxed on their winnings. Whatever small amount is out of pocket for them to travel to the Olympics wouldn't create enough for the deductions to amount to anything.

I rate Politifacts mostly wrong!

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I read this one as well. They were rating "Olympic medalists pay UP TO 9000 in taxes"

They go on to say they do pay up to 9000 worst case (usually less) and then rate it mostly false.

I dont get it

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http://freebeacon.com/fisking-fiskes-record/

This is you can't trust sites like politifacts. It calls into question everything they do.

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And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country.

John F. Kennedy January 20th 1960

Romney’s ad says, "Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check."

That's a drastic distortion of the planned changes to Temporary Assistance to Needy Families. By granting waivers to states, the Obama administration is seeking to make welfare-to-work efforts more successful, not end them. What’s more, the waivers would apply to individually evaluated pilot programs -- HHS is not proposing a blanket, national change to welfare law.

The ad tries to connect the dots to reach this zinger: "They just send you your welfare check." The HHS memo in no way advocates that practice. In fact, it says the new policy is "designed to improve employment outcomes for needy families."

The ad’s claim is not accurate, and it inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance. Pants on Fire!

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Response: They said someone on my side was wrong/lying/full of sh-t and used the facts to make their case, they must be politically biased against my ideology! Die Messenger, Die!

You guys are welcome.

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