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Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)
126. His logic and math skills have eroded more quickly than his game.
Mon Jan 21, 2013, 10:31 PM
Jan 2013

He will pay no taxes, but he will earn nothing, too.

Genius.

Poor Phil alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #1
He really is, isn't he? obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #85
And this is a big deal avebury Jan 2013 #2
I hope he does, he and his wife can spend the money they have left and they Autumn Jan 2013 #3
LMAO - so he's going to quit playing a game that allows him to win millions of dollars Hoyt Jan 2013 #4
Well, they DO hang out at country clubs, I spoze. Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #32
Wildly LMAO over this ludicrous right-wing meme. indepat Jan 2013 #37
Douche doucherson and the Douchenozzles Bennyboy Jan 2013 #5
He plays golf? RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #6
poor baby. can't figure out how to get prize money in the form of capital gains! unblock Jan 2013 #7
What a douchebag. I know plenty of golfers who would love to trade places. Initech Jan 2013 #8
Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #92
Who is Phil Mickelson? Squinch Jan 2013 #9
He's a golfer that sells an ARTHRITIS DRUG on the tee vee. MADem Jan 2013 #79
Enbrel came from-federally funded research some at Calif public universities... MinM Jan 2013 #96
How tragic. He'll stay home, and live off his interest, and kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #10
IF this is verified, the question that would have to be asked is onenote Jan 2013 #11
+ ONE MILLION. bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #13
Excellent.... WCGreen Jan 2013 #18
+ 960,380 It was a million but I had to pay a reasonable amt of taxes on it nt okaawhatever Jan 2013 #22
...... daleanime Jan 2013 #102
lol -- maybe that's why it took him so long to win a major fishwax Jan 2013 #35
I like that rebuttal LiberalFighter Jan 2013 #95
Who? nt msanthrope Jan 2013 #12
Wassamatta, Phil - lose your balls? TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #14
It is kinda sort of a free country he can do what he wants for any reason he wants stultusporcos Jan 2013 #15
1. He's a famous golfer. 2. HE announced it. 3. "he can do what he wants" is not true WinkyDink Jan 2013 #19
I know who the f he is, again who gives a sh_t if he plays golf or not stultusporcos Jan 2013 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author TeamPooka Jan 2013 #42
You shouldn't be very proud of perpetuating that RACIST meme, yet LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #91
This message was self-deleted by its author TeamPooka Jan 2013 #98
Oh, bigot, you're just a SCREAM, aren't you? LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #109
This message was self-deleted by its author TeamPooka Jan 2013 #113
I didn't call you a name, I correctly described you in FACT. You shouldn't claim the high road while LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #117
Jury results. hrmjustin Jan 2013 #116
....are completely irrelevant to such a bigoted post (but thanks for posting this anyway) LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #118
so glad I support this place with my money on days like today. Nice TeamPooka Jan 2013 #119
I support DU with my dollars too. And yet it doesn't change a thing. A bigoted statement is still LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #120
you don't know me and no clue what you are saying. Live with your ignorance. Enjoy it. TeamPooka Jan 2013 #121
It seems YOU are the one without a clue, if you think posting bigotry LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #133
Oh, he's WHITE? Well, there ya go then tkmorris Jan 2013 #43
a bigot's gotta be what a bigot's gotta be...sometimes you can't fix stupid. nt LaydeeBug Jan 2013 #110
This message was self-deleted by its author TeamPooka Jan 2013 #122
Nice racist post there GObamaGO Jan 2013 #97
~ Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #55
Right, and we're free to call him an asshole entitled moron. Salviati Jan 2013 #62
Yeah, who wants to make millions playing golf is some of it is taxed. Scuba Jan 2013 #16
Yes it's much better to be mythology Jan 2013 #25
Another way of saying Phil has too much money. WinkyDink Jan 2013 #17
Nah. Actually, it's probably more likely his way of saying... GoCubsGo Jan 2013 #58
Thank YOU! smirkymonkey Jan 2013 #124
This is coming from a third-hand source subterranean Jan 2013 #20
He quit playing for the love of the game many years ago Gman Jan 2013 #23
I lost all respect for the man ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #129
He needs to stop making those ads. They drive me up the wall. n/t duffyduff Jan 2013 #24
Good riddance to that santimonious douchebag. madinmaryland Jan 2013 #26
if that happens, there will be riots in the streets Enrique Jan 2013 #27
He barely made the cut at the Humama Challenge... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #28
A convenient excuse... MinM Jan 2013 #47
Isn't Humana one of those giant health insurance corporations? alp227 Jan 2013 #73
Big Fucking Deal, Phil. Earth_First Jan 2013 #29
Poor excuse for his recent performances Ghost of Tom Joad Jan 2013 #30
Maybe he'll pull a Schilling DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #31
According to CBS he says he's paying 63% taxes....so he wants to leave California , maybe even US pkdu Jan 2013 #33
say it aint so Doughboy... dionysus Jan 2013 #44
He is counting money he puts aside for retirement dsc Jan 2013 #53
Multiple Deductions erpowers Jan 2013 #108
Bye, Phil rurallib Jan 2013 #132
bwahaha! fishwax Jan 2013 #34
I got it now, those working and earning much less should quit and fulfill Romney's 47% Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #36
If you understand what it takes to reach that level in his profession, you'd see where he was coming brewens Jan 2013 #38
I know that Mickelson's dad was an airline pilot and that he went to college on a golf scholarship onenote Jan 2013 #39
Methinks the rheumatoid arthritis he was diagnosed with a couple of years ago bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #40
I suspect you're right. Chan790 Jan 2013 #57
Damn. I'm sorry you're having to go through this yourself. The prognosis sounds bullwinkle428 Jan 2013 #67
TY, mine's not severe though. Chan790 Jan 2013 #75
I wonder who Phil Mickelson is. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #41
Stupid is as stupid does .. DemoTex Jan 2013 #45
Poor Phil... Pilotguy Jan 2013 #46
Phil is making himself look like a fucking fool. You played in all those European matches are RB TexLa Jan 2013 #48
This must be BS. He certainly would pay less here. It makes no sense. The Wielding Truth Jan 2013 #70
If true. Good riddance. GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #49
Worth nearly 50M 1983law Jan 2013 #50
Who the fuck cares? Zoeisright Jan 2013 #51
Po itty bitty wich person. I so sowy. Lint Head Jan 2013 #52
I guess he has a sense of entitlement ZRT2209 Jan 2013 #54
Who? What? RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #56
I know! (or rather, I don't know 'who' or 'what') kentauros Jan 2013 #103
He sounds lazy daleo Jan 2013 #59
Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. n/t Lil Missy Jan 2013 #60
Poor man! Will he still have his gig with Big Pharma? Pfizer & Amgen?? DearHeart Jan 2013 #61
LINK DON'T WORK spanone Jan 2013 #63
see reply #72 nt/ alp227 Jan 2013 #74
Says the guy who makes a living walking around manicured pastures hitting a ball with a club. Whovian Jan 2013 #64
My first thought was "Who the Hell is Phil Mickelson?" Grey Jan 2013 #65
Haha...what a farcking baby BeyondGeography Jan 2013 #66
poor baby sad-cafe Jan 2013 #68
Yeah... It's not that he SUCKS the past two years, worse than Tiger, because of arthritis. TheBlackAdder Jan 2013 #69
Can someone explain the bullshit replies in this thread, please? Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #71
is is pathetic is it not. CBGLuthier Jan 2013 #76
Allow me to explain. Skinner Jan 2013 #80
Removed Dreamer Tatum Jan 2013 #83
That isn't at all what Skinner said obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #88
It was a nice try, though. Skinner Jan 2013 #94
And if he were to exercise his right to make a bad math decsion, Last Stand Jan 2013 #100
It's important because he is spouting a RW meme obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #87
Tweet has been deleted/updated, alp227 Jan 2013 #72
Oh, well, we'll still have Charles Barkley JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #77
All The Rich Should Shut Down Their Careers.... global1 Jan 2013 #78
Forbes MinM Jan 2013 #81
LOL ... ok, if that's the excuse he wants to go with ... JoePhilly Jan 2013 #82
You pay state taxes in the state you earn the taxes in AngryAmish Jan 2013 #84
No. States have different laws jeff47 Jan 2013 #105
I'll be darned AngryAmish Jan 2013 #107
He must have read the back cover of XRubicon Jan 2013 #86
Wow... sendero Jan 2013 #89
I really don't care. HappyMe Jan 2013 #90
Is there any data about people moving into and out of California? AngryAmish Jan 2013 #93
They aren't leaving jeff47 Jan 2013 #106
Hey Phil. Who was the first lefty to win a Major?... SidDithers Jan 2013 #99
Answer: Bob Charles - The Open Championship. 11 Bravo Jan 2013 #115
I'll consider myself in good company... SidDithers Jan 2013 #125
I will make less money to pay less taxes is ... Blue4Texas Jan 2013 #101
Quitting Because He Is A Bad Golfer erpowers Jan 2013 #104
I had never even heard of the guy until he got on that ad talking about his arthritis duffyduff Jan 2013 #111
No He Was Not erpowers Jan 2013 #134
Most golfers buzzroller Jan 2013 #112
Boo-hoo. An overpaid (though certainly skilled) athlete might have to pay more taxes hatrack Jan 2013 #114
The article I read said he was considering leaving California due to taxes madville Jan 2013 #123
His logic and math skills have eroded more quickly than his game. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #126
Tax Dodger or Tax Cheat Octafish Jan 2013 #127
He makes 30 million per year just in endorsements .... above what he wins in golf matches. Botany Jan 2013 #128
And such an important career he has! jmowreader Jan 2013 #130
I knew there was a reason I never cared for Phil M. nt BootinUp Jan 2013 #131
He's done a pretty good job of it so far n/t n2doc Jun 2014 #135
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