what is interesting about his attempt to claim the mantle of normal is no part of offshore accounts, his tax rate and trust s is normal. what is normal in america? according to our friends, normal is having a job that pays you $33,000 a year, which is what half the jobs created in this country paid last year. a quarter of them paid less than $22,000 a year below the federal poverty line for a family of four. what else is normal in america? being on food stamps as of december 2012, a record 47.8 million americans needed help from the federal government to put food on the table. to be fair, normalcy is ultimately in the eye of the beholder. even mitt romney probably wouldn t even take a $10,000 bet that he truly understands what normal means for actual americans. [ dog barking ]
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and we are back. pro golfer phil mickelson has done it pretty good, wouldn t you say in 42-year-old guy made more than $67 million in career earnings since turning pro. last year he was ranked by forbes as the seventh highest paying athlete with $47.8 million in earnings. but apparently mickelson has it rough. he thinks he is getting shortchanged. speaking to reporters on sunday, mickelson said changes in the tax code have really got him rethinking his next move. he said if you add up all the federal, and you look at the disability and the social security and unemployment, and my tax rate is 62, 63%. so i have to make some decisions on what to do. the first thing i suggest, phil, you got to get maybe a new accountant, or at least give the one you have a pretty good phone call, because the most you lefty could pay is 60%. and that s if he does absolutely
and we are back. pro golfer phil mickelson has done it pretty good, wouldn t you say in 42-year-old guy made more than $67 million in career earnings since turning pro. last year he was ranked by forbes as the seventh highest paying athlete with $47.8 million in earnings. but apparently mickelson has it rough. he thinks he is getting shortchanged. speaking to reporters on sunday, mickelson said changes in the tax code have really got him rethinking his next move. he said if you add up all the federal, and you look at the disability and the social security and unemployment, and my tax rate is 62, 63%. so i have to make some decisions on what to do. the first thing i suggest, phil, you got to get maybe a new accountant, or at least give the
and we are back. pro golfer phil mickelson has done it pretty good, wouldn t you say in 42-year-old guy made more than $67 million in career earnings since turning pro. last year he was ranked by forbes as the seventh highest paying athlete with $47.8 million in earnings. but apparently mickelson has it rough. he thinks he is getting shortchanged. speaking to reporters on sunday, mickelson said changes in the tax code have really got him rethinking his next move. he said if you add up all the federal, and you look at the disability and the social security and unemployment, and my tax rate is 62, 63%. so i have to make some decisions on what to do. the first thing i suggest, phil,