Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Is Dan Maes' poverty stricken?

While he has repeatedly touted his business acumen on the campaign trail, Republican gubernatorial candidate Dan Maes' income has fallen below federal poverty guidelines for a family of four at least twice in the past five years, according to information from a Tea Party website and the Maes campaign.

Maes, who released eight years of tax returns to The Constitutionalist Today website, and his wife, listed as a stay-at-home mom to their two minor children, earned $19,202 in 2005 and $11,000 in 2008. The latter is less than what a full-time employee earning the minimum wage of $5.85 at the time would bring home in a year if he took two weeks of unpaid vacation.  - More -

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