While the economy remains the top issue nationwide, taxes are moving up on the priority list. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 64 percent of voters see taxation as very important — its highest level in nearly two years.
Americans are taking action by planning Taxed Enough Already (TEA) parties in their community. The big events are set for April 15 — tax day.
The rallies began in February when tens of thousands of people gathered to celebrate a sentiment made popular in Boston in 1773 — when patriots threw tea into the harbor rather than pay outrageous taxes.
"On tax day, we get to remind Washington that we pay the bills for all of their pork-barrel spending," Dan Gainor, vice president of the Media Research Center’s Business & Media Institute, wrote in a recent column.
The mainstream media largely have ignored the nationwide protests, even as Congress loads pork projects and stimulus bills on the backs of American taxpayers and their children.
"A news blackout won’t stop the tea parties," Gainor said. "They are just getting started. The April 15 event is only round two of 10 planned rounds. Round three, fittingly, is on July 4."
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