Tea Party Candidate for Maine Paul LePage Flapping on Taxing Questions

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Paul LePage, the Tea Party Republican candidate for the Governor of Maine is being asked some tough questions on the campaign trail about his wife's tax troubles in Florida, as well as potential tuition savings the family may have incurred due to claiming permanent residence in that State.

In what Florida officials are calling a "serious matter" LePage's wife, Ann LePage, is being investigated for claiming homestead tax exemptions on both a home in Florida and in Maine - under tax laws an individual cannot claim to be the primary resident of two homes at the same time.

Florida tax appraiser Morgan Gilreath says this is a "serious matter" in which:

"There can be criminal prosecution with up to $5,000 dollars and up to one year in prison. We have not had that happen and I would not put that into play but the form that people sign has that on it."

At one point George LePage's name also appeared on the deed of the Waterville, Florida home.

A potentially even bigger issue is the fact that LePage's two children were both attending Florida State University at the time she was claiming to be a permanent resident there. Doing this could save tens-of-thousands in tuition fees because in-state fees are much lower than out-of-state tuition fees.

When Paul LePage was asked by reporter about the potential savings that may have come from his children only having to pay the much cheaper in-state tuition fees in Florida , he told her to "stop the bullshit."

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