(ap) - republican lawmakers on Tuesday in response: "I tell you," in the golf champion mikkelsen said, he may leave California, because voters by increasing the income taxes on the rich.
The four grand slam champion title said, his income higher state tax and federal tax of 60%.
California council division provides reliable party line, reaction, and republicans say they look forward to more high earners and Democrats say multimillionaire has the ability to pay more.
In November, voters overwhelmingly approved on 30 proposition, the governor jerry brown, enhance the tax on the income of more than 250000 dollars seven years, and puts forward the state by four percent in the first quarter sales tax in advocating initiative. Republican campaign against active said it will drive away entrepreneurs and investors.
"You know, this is sad, but I think it will be many for the first time, said:" parliament minority leader nikon kang wei, R - chart larry. "This is a very good weather, say California's great thing, but in some time, I think most people don't want to put their income of more than 60% of revenue.
In two weeks ago, John obi mikel's first made a mysterious reference before round beach national vocational - I for his 39 career PGA tour of the championship, where he won last year. He expanded his opinion, his final round on Sunday in the challenge of Humana company.
"And I, because I just is in this area has for the federal and state, it doesn't work, I now is some very big change," he said. "So I want to make some changes."
Representative beth, R - roseville GaiEnSi said, this is the republicans prediction.
"He is our bungled tax system in another example, its successful people, our country," she said.
"California should broaden the tax base, not the first time, said the rich senator bill Emerson, R - Redlands, California senate budget committee, deputy director of the committee.
"It's not just" dafu ". This is the ambitious people, this is two people work, more than $250000 family, said: "senator Jim nelson, R - geber, who was the republican lead in the budget negotiations.
John obi mikel's comments review the French government and actor gerrard DE pardi's about, he has won a Russian passport, and said he will move to Belgium, in order to avoid suggested the tax of 75% for the rich is going on between a quarrel.
But, the senate budget committee chairman, senator mark lai said, California's tax environment is not as in France suggestion. D - San Francisco, gauze, said that he had never seen tax flight, should carry out financial differences or influence public policy has important significance.
Democrats say, there is no evidence that the quality of the California in the United States from Hong Kong, improve the taxes on the rich. D - Sacramento, state representative Roger dickinson, mikel's called "the exception, not the rule.
"Most of the people who do not love in California, and have evidence from the past, the tax rate respectively for higher rich, it lead to any out of those rich or high income people, so I didn't think of, this time, no matter be" dickinson said.
Last summer, the two researchers at Stanford university study found that no net migration or into California voters in 2004 through the bill 63, 1 % income tax increase to the millionaire's mental health plan to pay the effect after rich. The study's authors said: "the highest income California is unlikely to leave after the state through the millionaire tax".
Brown's press secretary, Jill duran said, voters agreed to increase revenue to protect education, further budget cuts.
"We must go beyond the individual interests, as a society, we will go to place," he said.
Other News:
Google's Q4 results good after ad rate decline slows
Calif. lawmakers split on Mickelson's tax comment
French seize control of 2 key towns of Mali
Confident Obama set battle plan in his second term
Nokia Siemens Networks to tap markets for 700 million euros
Global jobless reach 200 million this year
Merkel's coalition loses German state vote
State loss a blow to Merkel, but far from decisive