What has the government ever done for Mickelson?
The early years:Wiki
Mickelson was born in San Diego, California, to parents Phil Mickelson Sr. (an airline pilot and former naval aviator)[2] and Mary Mickelson. He was raised there and in Scottsdale, Arizona. Although right-handed otherwise, he plays golf left-handed, as he learned by watching his right-handed father swing and mirroring it.[3] Mickelson began golf under his father's instruction before starting school. Phil Sr.'s work schedule as a commercial pilot allowed them to play together several times a week and an extensive practice area in their San Diego backyard allowed young Phil to hone his creative short game.[2] Mickelson graduated from the University of San Diego High School in 1988. Snip: Mickelson attended Arizona State University in Tempe on a golf scholarship and graduated in 1992. Snip
Follow the bouncing ball>>> His father would have more likely been a taxi driver or a long haul trucker EXCEPT American taxpayers gave him room and board and free access to instructors and jet trainers-probably over $1,000,000 worth so instead he could be a SKY taxi driver back when it paid for a lifestyle that 2 serious paychecks could scarcely match now. That allowed Phil's dad to act as a near full-time coach and one wonders if the courses they played "several times a week" were subsidized public ones? Though it appears his father could have well afforded his son's tuition he gladly grabbed a 4 year full boat scholarship to continue his leisure time passion.
He won his first PGA event while a junior in college and has been payed to "play golf" ever since...
See-he's just like you and me and worked and suffered so hard for his money that it seems unfair to have some taken away by a government that's done nothing for him. I'm glad I'm not forced to "work golf" for a living!
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to paying their fair share. Yesterday I heard Tiger Woods being interviewed and he said he moved from CA to FL because of taxes.
