Tax them! This ritual breast-beating that goes on every two years about the Olympians’ medals is ridiculous.
If my employer gives me a valuable reward for doing my job with superlative ability, it gets reported and taxed.
Americans get up out of bed every day and go to work to trade a part of their life for some dollars so they can support their families, and that is taxed.
The gas we use to get there is taxed.
If our employer offers life insurance as a benefit and it goes over a certain amount, that is taxed.
If I hit a jackpot in Vegas, that is taxed.
If the Olympians don’t want their medals taxed, then get a job teaching PE in a high school.
Yes, and it should make them ‘feel’ good to pay their ‘share’.