Tiger Woods Says Lower Taxes Brought Him to Florida
The golf superstar makes comments in wake of reported concerns of San Diego's Phil Mickelson. Is Florida's lack of a state income tax one of the reasons you like living in the Westchase area?
LA JOLLA, CA -- Tiger Woods, speaking Tuesday at the Torrey Pines Golf Club, sympathized with colleague Phil Mickelson, saying he moved out of California in 1996 because of high taxes. “Well, I moved out of here back in ‘96 for that reason,” Woods said in response to a question from a reporter in advance of the Farmers Insurance Open. “I enjoy Florida, but also I understand what he was, I think, trying to say. I think he’ll probably explain it better and in a little more detail.” Woods has bagged more than $100 million in prize money during his career, according to Forbes magazine. Mickelson, who lives in Rancho Santa Fe, said he might move out of California to avoid Proposition 30 state income tax increases on people earning more than $…
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