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Originally Posted by HOOT
I know one of the rowers in the Men's Eight and he gets $1,500 a month from the government. He says it barely pays for his food, he is still living with his mom with his wife and kids, etc. Canada does not care about it's athletes like other countries, that's for sure!
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As much as I do support better funding for athetic programs, at some point, the athlete themselves always have to sacrifice for their craft.
OTOH, the US considers Olympic medals as taxable income. Michael Phelps paid $70k in taxes on his gold medals in 2008.