Professional golfer Phil Mickelson told reporters Sunday that he is considering “drastic changes” in response to state and federal income tax hikes — including possibly leaving the United States.
“It’s been an interesting off-season. And I’m going to have to make some drastic changes. I’m not going to jump the gun and do it right away, but I will be making some drastic changes,” Mickelson said during a press conference following the Humana Challenge golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif.
When pressed by reporters about whether those “drastic changes” could include leaving California or even the United States, the four-time major championship winner didn’t foreclose the possibility. But he made clear the reason he is considering such drastic options is the massive tax burden he now shoulders.
“But if you add up, if you add up all the federal and you look at the disability and the unemployment and the Social Security and the state, my tax rate’s 62, 63 percent. So I’ve got to make some decisions on what I’m going to do,” said Mickelson.
In November, California voters approved Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30, which raised taxes on all state residents who earn more than $1 million in annual income. California now has the highest state income tax rate in the nation.
Read More at dailycaller.com . By Jessica Stanton.
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IF I was him I would leave Taxifornia so quick Jerry Brown would not even know what happened and IF he leaves the USA I would not Blame him. Any one in their right mind does not want to give over 50% of your income to the Big, Bad, Behemoth, Bloated, Bankrupt Gimme-mint to Spend & WASTE. I hope you find a Good Home country Phil, you are a Great Golfer.
I do not even make $45,000/year and I do not feel entitled to someone else’s money who earns a six figure or more income. They worked for it, it is theirs. I believe there should be a flat tax rate across the board. I would not blame him one bit for leaving this country… Sticking around for this kind of treatment is insane…masochistic!
Yep, taxes: take from one, give to another. No liberty for the taxed, no self respect for the free-loader. Everybody looses except the politicians, and bankers, i.e. the biggest freeloaders in America. Apparent worth to society? ZERO…Semper Fi
You got that Right!
Hell i hope all the rich people leave this country.If i was rich i woul be living ASAP.
when Obama gets through with us there won’t be a PGA tour. They tank the economy purposely as they’re doing. When everyone raises hell, the dollars worth nothing, they declare Marshall law and welcome to the FEMA camps. Guns are already gone by the way. Phil needs to get out of this country ASAP. I would if I could afford to.
You will see a mass evacuation of this Tax=A=Hole soon!~
thats what these people don’t seem to want to get through their thick skulls. its not as though the rich are the cause of the problems and being jealous of them, demonizing then attacking them by taxing them to death isn’t going to solve anything. not to mention the obvious…nothing is stopping them from going to another, more tax friendly state or country. then what you stupid liberal dip sh^ts? who will you have thats rich to tax then? nobody!! now what good is that to anybody? none of course, but will you be able to get liberals to understand that logic? no, because you can’t force intelligence on/into people. all i know is wherever the rich end up is where i want to be, because no matter what you know thing will get taken care of there better then anywhere else. they know how to get things done or they wouldn’t had gotten rich to begin with, besides the jobs will pay better.
a lot of good people are fighting just to keep their homes. Cutting back on groceries, medications, working two low paying jobs. Retirees have it just as bad. But its not the fault of the well to do people. obama has not taken his job serious. No jobs, higher taxes, less health care. Yet he has a lot of time to undermine the Constitution. I’m not sure our country can survive another 4 years of his abuse. If I was financially set I would reside some where else. Let the useful idiots have him and see how that works out for them. It wouldn’t be long before all of the USA would be just like Chicago.
I don’t blame him a bit for thinking about leaving. I would have left Californication ages ago. A smart state would lower their state’s tax brackets and become a haven for people like him. Like many Americans, I have nothing left to protect, but if I did, I would seriously consider leaving the country.
I think those who voted for that Jack A** should be the ones who pay higher taxes. They wanted him as gov AGAIN to finish where he left off they can live with all his Theft of the California Taxpayers!! That is all he is about. Stupid Moron’s!. Which are the same Stupid Moron’s who voted for that other Thief-liar-in chief.