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Airdate: Thu., 16 Apr. 2009 |
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By: Julie LaJeunesse |
Protesters gathered in some New Mexico towns yesterday as part of a coordinated nationwide tea party to protest the way the federal government spends tax dollars.
Along Montgomery Boulevard in Albuquerque, people, signs and honking horns were plentiful on this year’s tax day.
Local organizer Tina Carson is a mother of five who says her recent experience with a bad mortgage led to her involvement in what she called "independence from tyranny".
Carson says the Albuquerque Tea Party is a grassroots movement. While critics say the protests are politically motivated, Carson says the events are about people getting involved in their government.
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CARSON: “There are no corporations backing us. We have people from all walks of life here: unemployed people, small business owners, doctors, lawyers, the youth, the elderly, we have Republicans, we have Democrats, we have people who just want to not be around politicians.”
18-year-old student Julia Webb says she’s doesn’t support how tax dollars are being spent and she’s upset with the Obama administration.
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WEBB: “One side of my sign says 'Stop Spending My Future.' And the other side of my sign says, 'Don’t apologize for America, apologize to America.' I don’t agree with our President going over to other nations in Europe and apologizing for us and calling us arrogant and cocky.”
But while many at the protest said they are uncomfortable with U.S. tax policy, some agreed that taxes are a big part of the country’s economic system.
Bill Jordan, Policy Director for New Mexico Voices for Children, saw contradictions in the protests. He says that while taxes can be painful, protesters need to know how U.S. taxes are actually structured.
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JORDAN: “It’s interesting that corporate America and Conservatives seem to be behind this. And if it really was a tea party, they’d be rebelling against the fact that a lot of corporations don’t pay income tax and therefore the people are having to pay a little more than their fair share.”
Jordan says New Mexico Voices for Children is supports President Obama and Congress’ increase in spending to get out of the recession. |
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