S T E A M B O AT
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APRIL 16, 2009
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
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Vol. 21, No. 91
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Rally participants cheer during the Taxpayer Tea Party held Wednesday in front of the Routt County Courthouse. More than 100 people attended the rally to protest as part of a movement against the national government’s spending, growth and taxation plans.
Tax protest draws crowd
Residents decry Obama administration in downtown rally Brandon Gee
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More than 100 people gathered on the Routt County Courthouse lawn to put an emphatic stamp on their tax bills Wednesday. Residents angered by the Obama administration’s and Democratic Congress’ tax
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policies and spending plans expressed their rage at the “Taxpayer Tea Party” in fuming speeches and on colorful placards, one of which read, “Wall Street got a bailout. All I got was the bill.” “We need citizens to strike
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back,” Steve Moore, a Wall Street Journal editorial board member, said in a recorded message played at the event. “We need to get our budget under control.” The rally was sponsored locally by The Steamboat Institute, a new nonprofit and nonpartisan organization promoting free markets, low taxes, limited government, individual
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rights and responsibilities, and strong national defense. Rick Akin and his wife, Jennifer Schubert-Akin, organized Wednesday’s rally and are on the board of directors of The Steamboat Institute. The event sported all the enthusiasm and organization that many said local conservaSee Protest, back page
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