New American Tea Party

This was emailed to my wife Allison who then forwarded it to me. The original author of the post is Larry Ridinger of Nebraska. In America we have had a tea party situation before with promising results that did last awhile. It is appaling how much we spend in taxes already. I figured it out a few years ago and was almost immobilized because of that research. When you combined all of the Fed income tax, State Tax, County tax, City tax, sales tax, property tax, gas tax, and other forms of taxation disguised as licenses and fees we were paying 68% at that time. This really gets my back up so I am not going to spend much time on it as it could very well be a huge time sink for me. I will however send in a lettter and a tea bag to Washington and I would be one of the first to answer the call. Do something. It needs to change. Nuf said.

Lets have a tea party on April 1…

There’s a storm abrewin’. What happens when good, responsible people keep
quiet? Washington has forgotten they work for us. We don’t work for
them. Throwing good money after bad is NOT the answer. I am sick of the
midnight, closed door sessions to come up with a plan. I am sick of
Congress raking CEO’s over the coals while they, themselves, have
defaulted on their taxes. I am sick of the bailed out companies having
lavish vacations and retreats on my dollar. I am sick of being told it is
MY responsibility to rescue people that, knowingly, bought more house than
they could afford. I am sick of being made to feel it is my patriotic
duty to pay MORE taxes. I, like all of you, am a responsible citizen. I
pay my taxes. I live on a budget and I don’t ask someone else to carry
the burden for poor decisions I may make. I have emailed my congressmen
and senators asking them to NOT vote for the stimulus package as it was
written without reading it first. No one listened. They voted for it,
pork and all.

O.K. folks, here it is. You may think you are just one voice and what you
think won’t make a difference. Well, yes it will and YES, WE CAN!! If
you are disgusted and angry with the way Washington is handling our taxes.
If you are fearful of the fallout from the wreckless spending of BILLIONS
to bailout and “stimulate” without accountability and responsibility then
we need to become ONE, LOUD VOICE THAT CAN BE HEARD FROM EVERY CITY, TOWN,
SUBURB AND HOME IN AMERICA. There is a growing protest to demand that
Congress, the President and his cabinet LISTEN to us, the American
Citizens. What is being done in Washington is NOT the way to handle the
economic free fall..

So, here’s the plan. On April 1, 2009, all Ameicans are asked to send a
TEABAG to Washinton , D.C. You do not have to enclose a note or any
other information unless you so desire. Just a TEABAG. Many cities are
organizing protests. If you simply search, “New American Tea Party”,
several sites will come up. If you aren’t the ‘protester’ type, simply
make your one voice heard with a TEABAG. Your one voice will become a
roar when joined with millions of others that feel the same way. Yes,
something needs to be done but the lack of confidence as shown by the
steady decline in the stock market speaks volumes.

This was not my idea. I visited the sites of the ‘New American Tea Party’
and an online survey showed over 90% of thousands said they would send the
teabag on April 1. Why, April 1?? We want them to reach Washington by
April 15. Will you do it? I will. Send it to; 1600
Pennsylvania Ave. Washington , D.C. 20500 ..

Forward this to everyone in your address book. Visit the website below
for more information about the ‘New American Tea Party’. I would
encourage everyone to go ahead and get the envelope ready to mail, then
just drop it in the mail April 1. Can’t guarantee what the postage will
be by then, it is going up as we speak, but have your envelope ready.
What will this cost you? A little time and a 40 something cent stamp.
What could you receive in benefits? Maybe, just maybe, our elected
officials will start to listen to the people. Take out the Pork. Tell us
how the money is being spent. We want TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
Remember, the money will be spent over the next 4-5 years. It is not too
late.

Of course, if you agree with the way things are being done now, just
delete!!!!!