Phil Mickelsen thanks Tesla CEO Elon Musk who confirms his tax amount on Twitter

Phil Mickelsen thanks Tesla CEO Elon Musk who confirms his tax amount on Twitter

Phil Mickelsen and Elon Musk

Ace PGA Tour golfer Peter Mickelsen is known for his witty interactions with various top celebrities on social media. This time, the 51-year-old indulged in a conversation with the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla Motors, Elon Musk.

Mickelsen responded to Musk’s tweet where the latter disclosed the amount of tax he will pay the government this year. The South Africa-born entrepreneur stated that he’s going to pay a whopping $11 billion after selling some of Tesla shares. 

“For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year,” Elon Musk wrote in his recent tweet.

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In reply, the veteran golfer was quite shocked which couldn’t resist him from thanking the richest person on the Earth.

“Just wanted to say thank you. That’s only for the year. I can’t imagine how much you’ve paid the government over the years but thank you,” the Californian athlete tweeted. 

Twitter reactions on Musk-Mickelsen’s Twitter conversation

The netizens came up with drastically apart views on this conversation between Elon Musk and Phil Mickelsen. On one hand, some stood in favour of the golfer’s reply while others criticized him for supporting the person who didn’t pay taxes for many years.

Ron Leckfor (@1LightwaveTech) wrote: “In recent years, @elonmusk hasn’t paid the federal government much in taxes. By using the technique of borrowing money against the value of his stocks given as compensation. A strategy of tax avoidance. This 11 billion is just make up for years he didn’t pay much in Federal Tax.”

Another Twitter user (@Grady_Booch) commented: “Hey, Phil, what a nice message.

How about giving a thank you to the millions upon millions of American citizens who pay all of their taxes every year too?”

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