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Even the hypocritical left-loving Hollywood swells have given up on producing their films in the "golden" state because the labor costs are ... as they say in New York ... "too damn high!"

California is a beautiful place that has been infected by the lazy, the illegals and the deviants. Enjoy!

Margaret Thatcher said ... "The problem with Socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money"

Obama has nothing to do with the state of California. Idiot.

Why is "fair share" only related to wealthy. Fair means everyone should pay something. It's not fair that those on the dole contribute nothing but yet take every month. Where's their fair share?

To take ones property through taxation by force and without permission is therefore, STEALING.

steal [steel]
verb
1. to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force
2. to appropriate (ideas, credit, words, etc.) without right or acknowledgment.
3. to take, get, or win insidiously, surreptitiously, subtly, or by chance.

So is this what MrO meant when he said "you didn't build that"?

I guess it was the California gov't that was out there practicing all those years, not Phil. And since the gov't did all the work, they deserve the money more than Phil, right?

Said the goon from NJ, one of the other liberal hiding places that simply doesn't get it when it comes to regressive taxes.

Get out the nursery rhymes ... there's one about a golden goose that fits this situation. You numbskulls in NJ and CA are getting what you deserve ... Dead geese ...

Ya and the GE CEO is on MrO's job council. You know ... that group that MrO hasn't confired with in over a year because he's so busy thinking about jobs every day.

It's a pathetic joke on the taxpayers that GE, one of the wealthiest companies paid NO TAX last year because they're I with MrO.

California could solve their financial problems by firing the governor and the legislature. By kicking out the illegal aliens, and telling the poor that they have to pay their fair share. But the won't. The ship is sinking, and all they can do is whine about it.

Cali ... what is immoral is for the irresponsible California legislature to spend money they don't have. Phil would be smart to leave. I finally got out in 1993, and would never go back!

Liberals are always free with others' money, but not their own, now let them cook in their own stew!

All of that is not his problem.

See you Phil, don't let the door hit you on the way out

so because California is in debt it's his job and all the rich people to bail them out? Where does it say that in the constitution of USA or Cali's

all the money he made belongs to the state of Cali?

It's totally immoral. The people of California and need his tax money. I'm sure he has his offshore tax shelters already. He can afford to cough up a little bit more for our state. The freeways are crumbling because of people like His greed. Shameful

How the hell is that immoral? If we were smart, we'd all follow suit.

Translation: you have no logical response.

Give it 10 yrs

It's not that immoral. Look at GE's boss who said he's not a charity case for Americans, and so, moves his factories to China/abroad using stimulus money that Barack gave him!

What a douche.

There's no tax code anywhere that actually takes 60%. It's total exaggeration.

Actually, Ohio isn't doing that bad, considering the circumstances. At least we have a balanced budget. ????

Wow Doc..... That's a laugh!

Well then..... Move to Delaware! Very low property taxes and a very small income tax. More for him, more for Delaware and NOTHING for the libtopia known as California!

People that could afford to buy his house won't care either. What everyone else thinks doesn't make a damn bit of difference!

That won't matter at all and you know it.....straw man!

What a stupid question! Why would it be immoral in a free nation to move where you can be more prosperous? That's just smart business

It's awesome! Go Phil!!!

Net worth should not be factored into how much a man owes the Government. He earned his money and is entitled to keep it.

What is immoral is attempting to take 60% of what a man earns.
He would be fool not to leave.

It's not immoral. However why do I care what a guy that's worth 50 million pays in taxes. I'm sure 99% of people on here do not have 50 mil in the bank. And the guy loves California too much to leave.

We can't fix your stupid for you firebird. Call Sheriff Joe.

Good luck. See you all from June to September!

We need California to drop our criminals off at. You can stay Cali, thanks for taking all our criminals, we love you!

We now have a president who thinks he is a king. Emperor Nerobama

We will be like china next? Where no one is allowed to leave. Socialism and communism.

The question should be...,Is it immoral for the gov't to take almost 2/3 of someone's money?

hope he enjoys those great (3rd highest) Texas property tax rates!

www.nytimes.com/2007/04/10/business/11leonhardt-avgproptaxrates.html?_r=0

...so, he apologized for being a douche.

and... m.nbcnews.com/business/mickelson-likely-pays-less-taxes-he-thinks-1B8057229

he was just a bit off with percentages.

yeah. sure. IF (big if) he was to leave, how many people would be lined up to buy his house? Just food for thought there smart guy.

yeah, look at everyone running to live in Ohio.

suck it Virginia!

So how much do you think Mikelson "should" pay?

No, not at all. I still think he should have told the complainers to get bent instead of apologizing and put up the for sale sign. Tax me a lot, shame on you... Raise my taxes too much...shame on me for not moving! The libs are driving people out of CA. The only ones left will be those 2 poor 2 move

Add judgmental and possessive.
They don't own Mickelson but act as if they do.

Texas has everything you want, doesn't it.
There's plenty of obesity and poverty in California also.
What is best is the freedom to choose, dream and succeed.
I'll keep Texas, thank you.

My point is that we all have the right to choose.
In the same way that a tenant can shop around for the cheapest rent, or a customer can shop around for cheapest price, a billionaire can shop around for the state with the least tax

No, it's intelligent.

Last I heard, this is America and we have the freedom to move where we want. People who say yes are either envious, socialist or just kinda angry.

Taxation is always, ultimately, at the point of a gun.

Better question: Is Phil Mickelson an idiot for having waisted such a large portion of his life in California?