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Seize Them! Politicians Who Sign Norquist Pledge Are 'Traitors', Spews Bill Press

By Jack Coleman | November 28, 2012 | 20:43

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Remember when a person had to actually betray our country before he or she would be labeled a traitor?

Now all it takes is steadfast aversion to higher taxes during an era of nosebleed government spending and debt. (video clip after page break)

ATR Responds to Politifact's Critique of Their Olympic Tax Analysis

By Ken Shepherd | August 02, 2012 | 22:19

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Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Times's Politifact unit assigned a "mostly false" label to a July 31 blog post by Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) which argued that American athletes winning medals in the London Olympic Games would pay hefty taxes as a result of their success. For example, a gold medal winner could pay up to nearly $9,000 for each gold medal victory.

Today, ATR Tax Policy Director Ryan Ellis issued a strong critique of Politifact's analysis and unfair conclusion, explaining how it is fundamentally flawed (portions bolded and underlined reflect my emphasis):