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Phil Mickelson Faces 61 Percent Tax Rate Following Back-To-Back Wins
DerekJohnson
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He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
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Taxes solve everything, until the government squanders those tax dollars again and the people with money take their ball and go home.
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He didnt build that.
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He should LEAVE California.
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TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
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Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
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I'm in favor of taxing the rich, so that other rich people can get paid to argue about how to spend their money for them. It's only fair.
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maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
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You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability. -
Do you want to answer Obama's and Congress' phone for a day? Didn't think so.DerekJohnson said: -
longduckdong said:DerekJohnson said:
You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability.
Which societies has this happened to?
Examples are not hard to find.
policymic.com/articles/21042/gerard-depardieu-leaves-france-for-russia-over-misguided-75-tax-on-the-wealthy -
Innovation. Progress. Mickelson. Depardieu.
Seriously?
Also I don't think you want to make this argument using professional athletes. America provides a pretty unique opportunity for them. There other sports leagues around the world, any athlete can leave any time they want and no one would give a shit. Except for Tiger. That would hurt golf. Nobody else leaving damages any other sport though. -
HI AYN!DerekJohnson said:
You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability. -
Why is it that we keep der Golve around yet Harv is Door.Ass.Out. again?
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i'll paraphrase Warren Buffett on this topic...
if you are concerned about your tax bill, just make more money.
And it sounds like Phil needs to get a better accountant. -
He chooses to live in California where they tax the crap out of everyone, just move to a state with no income tax.
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a washed-up, drunk-driving actor is your example?DerekJohnson said:longduckdong said:DerekJohnson said:
You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability.
Which societies has this happened to?
Examples are not hard to find.
policymic.com/articles/21042/gerard-depardieu-leaves-france-for-russia-over-misguided-75-tax-on-the-wealthy
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Sounds like KobeStopper is a fan of comparative worth.
There are billions of people of the planet that could make the same judgment about you as you do about the Phil and the "rich".
I happen to think you have earned plenty and need to pay 90% over what you make now. Someone's gotta pay. -
Another Buffett Stooge.TheGlove said:i'll paraphrase Warren Buffett on this topic...
if you are concerned about your tax bill, just make more money.
And it sounds like Phil needs to get a better accountant.
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Is he taking donations via PayPal?
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TheGlove said:
a washed-up, drunk-driving actor is your example?DerekJohnson said:longduckdong said:DerekJohnson said:
You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability.
Which societies has this happened to?
Examples are not hard to find.
policymic.com/articles/21042/gerard-depardieu-leaves-france-for-russia-over-misguided-75-tax-on-the-wealthy
pressing.
Ronald Reagan wasn't a drunk.
"At his Hollywood height, actor Ronnie Reagan was making $400,000 per picture. With the top federal tax rate over 90 percent, Reagan used to tell his White House chief of staff Donald Reagan, he always chose to “loaf” around rather than make more than two pictures a year.
“Why should I have done a third picture, even if it was Gone with the Wind?” Reagan remembers Reagan asking. “What good would it have done me?”
- See more at: http://toomuchonline.org/the-tax-that-turned-ronald-reagan-right/#sthash.7Fk5B86G.dpuf -
I love republicans who scream limited government and taxes but then have sucked off the government teet their whole career...I.E. Paul Ryan, his family wealth has come from government contracts. Disgusting. The democrat party and republican party are experts at pork barrel spending, and feeding the sheeple utter bullshit.
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What does this have to do with someone being taxed at 61%?jecornel said:I love republicans who scream limited government and taxes but then have sucked off the government teet their whole career...I.E. Paul Ryan, his family wealth has come from government contracts. Disgusting. The democrat party and republican party are experts at pork barrel spending, and feeding the sheeple utter bullshit.
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The internet and I had a good laugh at that line.DerekJohnson said:
You make it sound like Phil woke up and won the lottery. You think he didn't bust his ass to get where he's at?Fire_Marshall_Bill said:
maybe, but it's not like the vast majority of the country makes millions per year for swinging a golf club and schlepping products. since the middle class is being decimated somebody has to pay taxes.DerekJohnson said:
Exactly. If 61% of the fire marshall's income was going to taxation he'd be singing a far different tune.MikeDamone said:
TypicalFire_Marshall_Bill said:He's only going to pocket 842 K for eight days of work?! The humanity!!!
And what inevitably happens to societies that punish their most successful people? The most successful people start to think, "why am I busting my ass only to see 61% or more of my money go to taxation? And innovation and progress slowly begin to dry up.
There's a reason historically why the vast majority of innovation comes from America. Incentive and profitability.
