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You Didn't Win that Medal

You didn’t win that medal

Just as business owners who risk their money and spend 80+ hours per week on their businesses did not build their businesses, Olympic athletes, who spend countless hours and often a lot of money on coaching and equipment, did not win their medals.

The government that provided schools and roads etc. won those medals.

Therefore, the lucky 1% of Olympic athletes who win more than one medal should have their medals redistributed to more deserving athletes. Like in the economy, "when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

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Goesbothways August 9, 2012 at 02:20 pm
Quote from Romney- You Olympians, however, know you didn't get here solely on your own power. For most of you, loving parents, sisters or brothers encouraged your hopes .... coaches guided, communities built venues to organize competitions. All Olympians stand on the shoulders of those who lifted them." Yep, according to Romney they didn't win that medal.
joe August 9, 2012 at 02:27 pm
Yep I'm sure they had help along the way.. Sorry greg but youre wrong on this one buddy..
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Gregory Brittain May 21, 2013 at 10:01 am
If you want to know what "sustainablity" is really about, come hear Rosa Koire at RedlandsRead More Townhall on May 23, 6:30 pm at the American Legion Hall, 814 W. Colton Avenue. "Sustainability" is UN Agenda 21.
Gregory Brittain May 21, 2013 at 10:03 am
“Sustainability” = UN Agenda 21 = less liberty and less prosperity. One of the bestRead More sources is self-described “liberal democrat,” “feminist,” “lesbian” Rosa Koire and her book “Behind the Green Mask: U.N. Agenda 21.” For more information, please see: http://www.postsustainabilityinstitute.org/ http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/ http://www.democratsagainstunagenda21.com/uploads/4/4/6/6/4466371/why_is_everyone_talking_about_un_agenda_21.pdf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDtCb45Lqt0 If the U.N. is involved, it can’t be good for America and it can’t be good for liberty. Liberty is not a value of the Left.
3rdPartyJoe May 16, 2013 at 11:31 pm
Usually I'd start with how teachers should be paid in line with their students grades, but for nowRead More I'll just suggest going to the .99 cent stores. You can get everything from 100 packs of #2 pencils to college ruled notebooks and binders, to pens and highlighters. We go there weekly and send boxes of school supplies, crayons and coloring books to our troops in Afghanistan to help them befriend the locals. The biggest score is cans of party string that usually go for $5. They spray it into a room and the streamers will hang on any tripwires without setting off the bomb. And try asking the store manager if corporate might be willing to throw in 2 for the price of one or a bakers dozen on highly stocked items if you can get several other teaches to also shop there. It never hurts to ask.
Susana Leija May 23, 2013 at 12:34 pm
I have shopped at Staples for years and have yet gotten a so-called reward. Why the change of heartRead More now? The school supplies are overpriced anyway. I get things really inexpensively at Walmart right before school starts. There is no limit as to how many things one can buy like there is at Staples.