Anti-Tax Tea Parties Protest Taxes And Spending

Anti-Tax Tea Parties Protest Taxes And Spending - 4-15-2009

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Anti-Tax Tea Parties Protest Taxes And Spending
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AccountingWEB.com . April 15, 2009
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EXCERPT: Anti-tax tea parties scheduled for Tax Day took their inspiration from the nation's original tax revolt, the Boston Tea Party. Protesters at tea parties and rallies throughout the country want to send Washington a clear message that many Americans are outraged about increases in government spending, taxation, and the deficit. TEA is the acronym for Taxed Enough Already. Thousands rallied around the country. The National Tax Day Tea Party brought 5,000 to the state capitol in Olympia, Washington. Five thousand rallied in Madison, Wisconsin, and at least 3,000 cheered a re-enactment in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Thousands more protested in Cincinnati, Ohio, Providence, Rhode Island and Chicago, where crowd estimates were at least 4,000. Police estimated that 3,000 people rallied at the state capitol in Hartford, Connecticut. More than 1,000 people gathered on the steps of the state Capitol In Des Moines, Iowa, wearing red shirts proclaiming "revolution is brewing." One thousand protested in Louisville, Kentucky. Some planned events were actual tea parties and re-enactments of the Boston Tea Party, but many of the events were public rallies, organized with the help of e-mail and social networking sites, Facebook and YouTube. Between 5,000 and 10,000 are expected to rally tonight in Atlanta where Sean Hannity of FOXNews and former U.S. Representative Dick Armey will speak. Former Speaker of the House Newt Gringrich is also expected to draw a crowd of thousands when he speaks in New York City tonight. In Texas, Governor Rick Perry was scheduled to speak at tea parties in Arlington, Fort Worth, and Austin, and anti-tax protesters in Galveston were asked to sign tea bags and send them to their representatives in Washington, the Galveston Daily News reports.

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