Tax Day “Tea Party” Revolts Set for Today

Protests against big-government spending and the use of higher taxes to fund ballooning state and federal budgets are scheduled to take place today in cities nationwide.

The Tax Day Tea Party website lets visitors view what tea party activities are going on in their state. A quick check of what was in the works for my home state of Connecticut revealed that four “tea party tax revolts” were scheduled in scattered cities. A random sampling of a half-dozen other states indicated multiple tax revolts in every state I checked, to be held on street corners, parks, federal buildings, courthouses, town greens and libraries.

Organizers of the tea parties probably won’t need any caffeine in their tea because they’re already seething about the Obama administration’s economic agenda, which calls for more spending and higher taxes (for some), which most believe will lead to record-high federal deficits.

Today’s events could eclipse similar demonstrations on February 27, when an estimated 30,000 Americans in over 40 cities protested taxes and government spending.

Do you plan to attend?

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