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RUSH: Now, the Phil Mickelson story. There are two stories, actually. “Golfer Phil Mickelson May Call It Quits Due To Climbing Tax Rates.” This was Forbes. And the author here, Tony Nitti, is making some fun of Phil Mickelson being a very rich golfer who works so hard for his money and now complaining about taxes. <\/p>\n

“Word is, Phil Mickelson is mad as hell about rising tax rates, and he\u00c2\u2019s not going to take it anymore. What follows is a brief portion of an interview Mickelson gave earlier today,” this is yesterday, “after carding a final-round 66 at the Palmer Course at PGA West in La Quinta — which I assure you, is not associated with the La Quinta next door to your local Denny\u2019s.” Typical snarky comment. I have played the Palmer course at La Quinta in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. It\u2019s a great golf course, and this guy has to make fun of your little La Quinta Inn & Suites Hotel. It\u2019s not that, don\u2019t get confused. Mickelson\u2019s not hanging around in some fleabag, winning a golf tournament, is what this guy says. <\/p>\n

Anyway, he says that Mickelson “hinted that he is considering drastic career changes because of a combined tax rate nearing \u201962, 63 percent:<\/line><\/p>\n

“NITTI: When you\u00c2\u2019re asked about [Steve] Stricker\u00c2\u2019s semi-retirement, with the political situation the last couple months, blah, blah, blah, what did you mean by that? Do you find it an unsettling time in a way?<\/p>\n

“PHIL MICKELSON: Well, it\u00c2\u2019s been an interesting off-season. And I\u00c2\u2019m going to have to make some drastic changes. I\u00c2\u2019m not going to jump the gun and do it right away, but I will be making some drastic changes.<\/p>\n

“NITTI: Meaning leaving from California?<\/p>\n

“PHIL MICKELSON: I\u00c2\u2019m not sure.<\/p>\n

“NITTI: Moving to Canada?<\/p>\n

“PHIL MICKELSON: I\u00c2\u2019m not sure what exactly, you know, I\u00c2\u2019m going to do yet. I\u00c2\u2019ll probably talk about it more in depth next week. I\u00c2\u2019m not going to jump the gun, but there are going to be some. There are going to be some drastic changes for me because I happen to be in that zone that has been targeted both federally and by the state and, you know, it doesn\u00c2\u2019t work for me right now. So I\u00c2\u2019m going to have to make some changes.”<\/p>\n

Then the author of the story says, “To be honest, it\u00c2\u2019s hard to blame Mickelson — who has compiled a net worth approaching $180 million by repeatedly striking a tiny white ball until it falls into a hole. … Let\u2019s take a look what Mickelson\u2019s up against in 2013.” And they go through what his federal rate is and his state rate, and then with Prop 30. The icing on the cake here is that Mickelson was going to buy into a portion of the San Diego Padres. Then they passed Prop 30 in California, and he pulled out of the Padres deal. He said, “I\u2019m looking at a combined rate here of 63%. This doesn\u2019t make any sense.” <\/p>\n

So, anyway, the story got reported, was in Forbes, was all over the place. “In November, California passed Proposition 30, which increases the top income tax rate on resident millionaires to 13.3%, a drain on Mickelson\u00c2\u2019s take-home pay that may force him to sell his 9,500 square foot mansion and flee his home state in search of more friendly pastures.”<\/p>\n

Okay, so that was real, and Mickelson said all that, and it was reported. And there\u2019s a follow-up. <\/p>\n

Fox News: “Mickelson Backtracks on Further Comment on Taxes After Speaking Out Over High Rate — Golf star Phil Mickelson says he regrets publicly commenting that he may have to leave California over high taxes, saying he should not have spoken out on such a personal topic. In a statement to Fox News late Monday, Mickelson apologized to anyone he may have ‘upset or insulted\u2019 with the comments that his high tax bracket was causing him to consider ‘drastic changes.'”<\/p>\n

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He\u2019s apologizing. Phil Mickelson found it necessary to apologize for saying, “You know what, 63% tax rate combined, that may be too much. I may have to leave.” Something happened that made him think the wise thing to do was apologize. And what\u2019s he apologizing for? Essentially for being selfish, for putting himself first. He\u2019s apologizing for thinking about himself. He didn\u2019t say the word selfish. It\u2019s not in his comments or anything, but it\u2019s what it means. <\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: So, ladies and gentlemen, what\u2019s the lesson here with Phil Mickelson? You will not speak against the revolution. You will not speak against the tax collectors. You will not speak against high taxes without getting into trouble. Somebody paying 62, 63% of their taxes and complaining about it, is somebody to be shamed, is somebody to be targeted. If you are finding yourself paying 62, 63% of your income in taxes, you\u2019re to sit there and take it, and understand that there\u2019s even more coming your way, because you are the reason we have the problems we have in the first place. It\u2019s because you haven\u2019t been paying your fair share up to now. So that 62, 63%, we\u2019re just getting even with you for all the breaks that you\u2019ve had in the past. <\/p>\n

So somebody saw the Forbes article, and somebody said, “Phil, you know what? You can\u2019t act selfish like that with all these endorsements.” It had to be something like that. If your income… Well, again, I\u2019m gonna stop there. It\u2019s another one of these instances where I can only get into trouble by being right, and being right is very politically incorrect, so I\u2019ll dial it back. Look, the bottom line, folks, is I don\u2019t want anybody be under any illusion here. Obama has already defeated the GOP. All this talk about taking \u2019em out, we\u2019re talking degrees. I don\u2019t mean Republican voters, but I mean the RINOs, the Republicans-in-name-only, the establishment. They\u2019re on the run. <\/p>\n

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Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, they\u2019ve changed sides. Condoleezza Rice: GOP\u2019s gotta stop turning off large segments of the population. Really? I didn\u2019t know we were. But she thinks we\u2019re turning off large segments of the population. I know what that means. Hispanics and other minorities and gays. And we gotta stop that. And then Colin Powell, I mean, he\u2019s long ago left the Republican Party, but not in name. Not in name. See, the difference is, folks, you and I — we, the people — have not accepted this defeat. Not yet. We conservatives have not accepted this. But the Republican establishment has. And now the media and Obama have joined forces, and they\u2019re going for the full-blown elimination of the Republican Party, and the Republican Party is helping out every phase and step of the way. <\/p>\n

BREAK TRANSCRIPT<\/p>\n

RUSH: No, folks, I\u2019m not making this up. I\u2019m checking the e-mail during the break. Phil “Mickelson apologized to anyone he may have ‘upset or insulted\u2019 with the comments that his high tax bracket was causing him to consider ‘drastic changes\u2019 in his life.” Phil Mickelson is apologizing for upsetting anybody who might have been offended at him saying he didn\u2019t want to pay a 63% tax rate. Now, something happened. <\/p>\n

Mickelson makes the statement (paraphrased), “If taxes go to 62% or 63%, I\u2019m gonna take drastic action. I may have to leave the state. I don\u2019t know.” Something happens, and he issues an apology for offending people over that? Uhhh (Soviet accent), “You do not speak against the revolution!” You do not speak against the tax collector. So now the right thing to do is to apologize for thinking that a 63% tax rate on your earnings is not fair. That\u2019s unseemly, and you shouldn\u2019t do it, and you need to apologize for offending people. <\/p>\n

Holy smokes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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