Stupid Governemnt

Sorry about the stutter.

I see on the news that our olympic athletes will be taxed for winning medals.  The IRS wants $3500 for a brone.  There is a move to exempt those that represent our country from being punished for doing well.

Those serving our country in the military are also income taxed for, in some cases, risking their lives for our country.  So why not exempt them?

Then we have millions, I assume, that get federal pay checks.  They also pay federal income tax. 

All this seems to be very stupid to me, especially those getting paid by the federal government.  The government pays for a service, then takes some of it back?  That's stupid!  Pay a little less and forget the taxation.  Just think of the IRS and accounting hours that would be saved.  I'd bet the government would actually be ahead financially. 

Naturally this will never happen.  Just think of the government jobs that would be lost, and the money that would stay in citizen pockets and kick the economy.  We'd never want that to happen would we?