GOP presidential candidate Marco Rubio burns through cash like someone with a drug habit or a gambling addiction (AP Photo/John Locher)
“Senator Marco Rubio, who wants to be our president, cashed in his retirement savings at the end of a 15 year period in which he earned at least $4,585,000.”
YEAR INCOME TAXES
| 2000 | 82,710 | 11,769 |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 89,879 | 13,883 |
| 2002 | 124,721 | 21,661 |
| 2003 | 122,718 | 17,414 |
| 2004 | 301,864 | 71,361 |
| 2005 | 330,106 | 76,739 |
| 2006 | 318,789 | 59,834 |
| 2007 | 308,285 | 54,423 |
| 2008 | 399,187 | 86,010 |
| 2009 | 317,531 | 60,611 |
And that’s not counting his wife’s income, or the $182,000 of personal expenses he charged to a GOP credit card over a three-year period. Since 2010, he’s been making $174,000 a year from his Senate salary, plus another $22,000 a year from a part-time teaching gig, plus he’s earned nearly $1 million from book royalties since 2012 …
So, why is he struggling with his personal finances? Um, perhaps because he can’t manage money?
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