Tax Patriotism! Thousands Rally for Tax Day
On Tax Day this year, thousands of patriotic Americans held more than 300 rallies across the country to support fair taxation. The message was consistent: we proudly pay our fair share — and so should everyone!
In Rockford, Illinois, taxpayers waved American flags and held pro-tax signs like this one: “Pay Taxes, It’s Patriotic.”

In Pittsburgh, parents rallied at the Squirrel Hill Post Office to defend their public schools against budget cuts. Organizers asked: “We are happy to pay our taxes, but why isn’t the Governor asking gas drillers to pay extraction taxes or closing the “Delaware Loophole” so that all companies are bearing their share of responsibility for funding public education?”

In Minneapolis, MN, taxpayers wondered: if “I Paid My Fair Share,” why won’t Wells Fargo do their part?

In Albany, protestors got especially creative in their opposition to special tax breaks, making an enormous “loophole” big enough to drive a truck through. (Watch the video!)


“We pay, so should they,” said one sign in Baltimore, where a public school teacher, Terrell Williams, reminded us that taxes are an investment in America’s future. “The question has to be, if you’re giving those subsidies to corporations, who’s not getting served? And I believe it’s our kids.”

And in Pittsburgh, New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Boston, tax pride accompanied demands for fair taxation for all.
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The 99% are proud to pay their taxes… and in San Francisco, the one percent agrees. “Tax all of us and do it now,” said equity fund manager Barney Deasy, president of Merritt Capital.

Looks like paying taxes are one thing everybody can agree on! As one man rallying in Washington, DC, put it: “Real Americans proudly pay their fair tax share.”

** How did you celebrate Tax Day? Send your photos to taxesfightfires at gmail dot com.**
Photo credits: Justin Lane/EPA (Tax Dodgers); Jill Schneider, San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco).
UPDATE! It’s not just San Francisco! 1%-ers across the country rallied for higher taxes. Check out this video from Resource Generation.


















