Tax Day Tea Party
The Tax Day Tea Party was a series of nationwide protests opposing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act as well as other spending and tax-related bills in response to the Great Recession.[1] Over 750 events took place on or around April 15 to coincide with the deadline to file federal income tax returns in the U.S.[2] These events followed the first day of nationwide coordinated Tea Party events on held on Feb. 27, 2009.
Background
A number of events took place throughout 2009 as part of the national Tea Party movement, a series of protests in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and other policies of President Barack Obama (D). The first coordinated day of action took place on Feb. 27 in Chicago and 48 other cities.[3][4] Following those events, organizers sponsored a larger series of demonstrations on April 15 to coincide with the filing deadline for U.S. income tax returns.[5] A reported 750 demonstrations took place across the country on April 15, making it the movement's largest single day of action.[2]
National attention was first brought to the idea of tea party demonstrations on Feb. 19, 2009, when CNBC on-air editor Rick Santelli delivered live remarks from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.[2] In the segment, Santelli opposed the Homeowners Affordability and Stability Plan and called for a "Chicago Tea Party."[6]
Organizers of early events ranged from local activists to established conservative organizations.[2] A coalition of three groups organized the initial day of coordinated events on Feb. 27: Top Conservatives on Twitter, Smart Girl Politics, and Don't Go.[7] Other organizers, sponsors, and promoters of later events included national organizations such as FreedomWorks, American Majority, and Americans for Prosperity, among others.[8][9]
Organizers
The Tax Day Tea Party website listed the following sponsoring organizations:[10]
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Footnotes
- ↑ CBS News, "A Growing "Tea Party" Movement?" March 4, 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The New York Times, "Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties," April 15, 2009
- ↑ Michael Partick Leahy, "The founding Mothers and Fathers of the Tea Party Movement," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
- ↑ Fox News, "Modern-Day Tea Parties Give Taxpayers Chance to Scream for Better Representation," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
- ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
- ↑ YouTube, "Rick Santelli and the 'Rant of the Year,'" accessed Feb. 16, 2021
- ↑ Michael Patrick Leahy, "TCOT and online Conservatives Launch Nationwide Chicago Tea Party Friday February 27 at noon," February 20, 2009
- ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 16, 2021
- ↑ The Washington Times, "Tea party protest backers ask for more," April 17, 2009
- ↑ Tax Day Tea Party, "Home page," accessed Feb. 18, 2021
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