Hana King | Staff Writer
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Now that tax day has passed, we can all take a deep breath. Not until this time next year do we need to worry about our W-2s or rifle through old receipts wondering what qualifies as a deduction. Some, however, are finding it harder than others to put the insanity behind them.
On April 15, thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest what they perceived as the unfair tax policies of the Obama administration.
The group in charge of the protest, titled Tax Day Tea Party, was composed of Smart Girl Politics, Top Conservative, a Twitter group, the DontGo Movement and many other Internet coalitions, according to its Web site, www.taxdayparty.com.
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Despite the historical inaccuracy, the group of angry tax payers congregated in D.C. to express their outrage at “the out-of-control government spending” of the current administration and tax hikes for Americans making more than $250,000 a year.
The group describes itself as a group of “Average Joe Americans.” I had hoped that the term “Average Joe American” would die out after former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin returned home to Alaska, but I was wrong.
A good protest is healthy and I’m glad to see that people are still willing to take to the streets and exercise their First Amendment rights, but the tax debate is old and tired. We have a long history of resenting paying our taxes. God forbid we veer a little too close to socialism.
I’m the first to admit that I hate seeing my paycheck dwindle down, especially in tight times like these, but without those contributions, we would not be able to fund after-school programs or even build roads. Sometimes a little bit of sacrifice is a good thing.
