US Economy: Federal Taxes at their Lowest yet Tea Party Protests Presage State Tax Rises

By: CaraTan   Date: 16 April 2009

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In 1773, colonists in Boston, Massachussets threw British tea into the Boston Harbor, protesting taxes that were not put in place by their elected representatives. Now in 2009, protestors have held modern-day tea parties around the US, objecting to high taxes.

Protesters in Yakima, Washington assemble against Obama's tax policy.
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Really the protests are more against what some feel to be excessive government spending, in anticipation of the US citizens having to pay back the government for its various bailouts.

"I have nothing against taxes, I pay them every year," said one protester in Nebraska who identified himself an Independent. "But the government has gone out of control. The Republicans and Democrats have a stranglehold on this country and we need to vote them all out."

"I want the president and Congress take notice of the protests. And I want them to slow down on this spending -- just slow down."

These sentiments were echoed from coast to coast across the US in rallies largely organized by conservative group FreedomWorks, led by Texas Republican Richard K. Armey.

“I don’t know what all the hype is about. Taxes are lower now than they have been in years, and Obama’s only raising taxes on the rich,” exclaimed Marvin McSuds, of Yakima, Washingtion.

The federal income


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