Posted on 01/21/2013 11:57:29 AM PST by DogByte6RER
Mickelson expects to make 'drastic' changes
LA QUINTA — San Diego professional golfer Phil Mickelson said after the final round of the PGA Tour’s Humana Challenge on Sunday that he will have to make “drastic changes” in his life because of the federal and state taxes he is paying, and he confirmed that his decision to not buy an interest in the Padres was directly related to his financial situation.
"I'll probably talk more in depth next week (at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines). I'm not going to jump the gun,” Mickelson said. “There are going to be some drastic changes. I happen to be in the (tax) zone that is targeted both federally and by the state, and it doesn’t work for me right now.”
Mickelson, 42, was responding to a question about why, in a conference call last Monday, he referred to “what’s gone on the last couple of months, politically,” when talking about the semi-retirement of fellow tour pro Steve Stricker.
“I think we’re all going to have to find things that work for us,” Mickelson said on the call. "I think we're all going to have our own kind of way of handling things, handling time in our career, handling what's gone on the last couple of months politically. I think we're all going to have to find things that work for us."
Asked if there was a correlation between his views and his withdrawal from interest in the Padres, Mickelson said, “Yeah, absolutely.”
Mickelson made it known on Dec. 18 that he told the Padres he wouldn’t be part of the ownership group after expressing enthusiasm throughout the summer for his possible inclusion.
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Mickelson needs to move instanter. Here’s the top five comments from the article:
Doug Orvis · Top Commenter · Washington, District of Columbia
If Phil leaves California, he won’t be able to get cheese made from Happy California Cows to go with that whine of his.
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John Scott Rogers · Top Commenter · Owner at EE Media Art
Does this mean Phil will have to cut back on his private jet rides? Hang in their buddy, we feel your pain.
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Steven Hart · Top Commenter
Waaaaa! There’s no crying in professional golf. Grow up you big baby.
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David Beeson · Arapahoe High School
He needs a new CPA and financial advisor if he is paying 63% in income taxes. Plus if he is including property tax on his $20m home in Rancho Santa Fe, that is completely disingenuous with a simple solution, move into a less expensive home and pay less property tax.
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Laura Boyer · Cal Western School of Law
Michelson only speaks of “income”, not “write-offs”, which his property tax is. We can’t generate any kind of opinion until we see the whole picture. But right now, I don’t feel sorry for him.
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Hell, they'll just tax everyone an exit tax as they leave. 100% of their earnings for the last 12 months. /s
Some dweeb on the golf channel made a similar comment this morning. Just totally pathetic. He has been paying California taxes for ~20 years. Phil has probably paid more taxes in one month as that dweeb journalist will pay in a lifetime.
you know as well as I that this is still working it’s way through the courts...
there are some interesting cases coming up to USSC...
will I be vindicated, or proven wrong on roberts????
we will know shortly... stay tuned
Please keep me on a tight pingwatch. I want this on my earliest radar. Thanks in advance.
I read an article by George Will this morning where he states that the Roberts interpretation on the tax issue in fubocare may mean the death of it...
He specifically mentions the way the decision was written, and kinda hints at the way Roberts deceived the libs on the court with his ruling..
The news pundits are starting to catch on!!!!!!
Phil Mickelson would be welcome anywhere. He is a true gentleman.
Excellent. Give me the link or post it and ping me. Thanks.
I’d adore being a serf. Their tax rate was 25%. I aspire to serfdom.
cannot post.... gannett..
I do not know if link is acceptable, but here it is
Good on Him I say! Starve the beast however you can do it!
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