Re: Gov Perry of Texas fires up anti-tax crowd

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Paul Levy" <plevy () citizen org>
Date: April 16, 2009 10:57:13 AM EDT
To: "David Farber" <dave () farber net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Gov Perry of Texas fires up anti-tax crowd

Contrasted with all the fawning coverage of the "tea bag" campaign and  
Governor Perry and the like is this interesting story in the  
Washington Post  asserting that the federal income tax burden is  
"hovering near its lowest level in three decades for all but the  
wealthiest Americans."  I confess I have not checked the math, but  
telling is the response from Dick Armey that "the federal tax rate  
right now is at a good level" but the protests are really directed at  
the levels that they EXPECT Obama to seek.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/15/AR2009041503371.html

Paul Alan Levy
Public Citizen Litigation Group
1600 - 20th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
(202) 588-1000
http://www.citizen.org/litigation

> > > David Farber <dave () farber net> 4/16/2009 7:11 AM >>>


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From: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () hicks-net net>
Date: April 16, 2009 4:14:54 AM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Cc: ghicks () hicks-net net
Subject: Gov Perry of Texas fires up anti-tax crowd
Reply-To: Gregory Hicks <ghicks () hicks-net net>

Dave:

for IP if you wish...

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D97J48IO2.html

Perry fires up anti-tax crowd

04/15/2009

By KELLEY SHANNON  / Associated Press

Texas Gov. Rick Perry fired up an anti-tax "tea party" Wednesday with
his stance against the federal government and for states' rights as
some in his U.S. flag-waving audience shouted, "Secede!"

An animated Perry told the crowd at Austin City Hall ? one of three tea
parties he was attending across the state ? that officials in
Washington have abandoned the country's founding principles of limited
government. He said the federal government is strangling Americans with
taxation, spending and debt.

Perry repeated his running theme that Texas' economy is in relatively
good shape compared with other states and with the "federal budget
mess." Many in the crowd held signs deriding President Barack Obama and
the $786 billion federal economic stimulus package.

Perry called his supporters patriots. Later, answering news reporters'
questions, Perry suggested Texans might at some point get so fed up
they would want to secede from the union, though he said he sees no
reason why Texas should do that.

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