https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2013/01/22/left-scolds-golfer-mickelson-youre-lucky-to-pay-so-much-in-taxes/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:28:49 -0400<![CDATA[On Monday news broke that golfer Phil Mickelson, who lives in the extreme tax state of California, is unhappy with having to pay about 62% of his annual income to the government. Mickelson said &#8220;&#8221;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&#8217;s 62, 63 percent. So I&#8217;ve got to make some decisions on what I&#8217;m going to do.&#8221; That&#8217;s after California passed what amounts to a plunder tax on millionaires last year, retroactively hiking the rates on high earners to pay for public employee pension shortfalls.]]>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:24:24 -0500<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2013/01/22/left-scolds-golfer-mickelson-youre-lucky-to-pay-so-much-in-taxes-n176145