Marco Rubio Fiddles While Rome Burns

It's a Long Jump 

... for Marco Rubio

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Will Rubio's frivolous proposal do him in?

Or, have Americans grown so habituated to junk food and junk politics that "fiddling about" is deemed more important than "Rome Burning?"

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Marco Rubio Backs Bill Exempting Olympic Winners From Tax

08/01/12  

WASHINGTON -- Americans who win gold, silver or bronze at the Olympics gets a cash award from the U.S. Olympic Committee of tens of thousands of dollars.

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida doesn't want them paying taxes on the honorariums.

The Republican lawmaker introduced a bill Wednesday that would exempt medal winners from the taxes, calling the penalty ridiculous. The USOC says a gold medalist gets $25,000, a silver medalist $15,000 and a bronze winner $10,000.

What about NBA stars on the basketball team like the Miami Heat's LeBron James? Rubio's office says that the Olympics are unique, with U.S. athletes volunteering to represent the country, and that success should be celebrated, not taxed.