ST. PAUL, Minn. – Thousands of outspoken taxpayers withstood freezing temperatures and blowing snow to rally for smaller government and less taxes yesterday in Minnesota.
Signs with messages like, "Democrats you're not my spouse, stop spending my money," and "I am not an ATM," were found everywhere. The poor economic climate nationwide and a recent statewide gas-tax increase had many at the rally seeing red.
The event took place at the state capitol and was organized by radio personality Jason Lewis, a regular fill in on the Rush Limbaugh program, who says the idea for the tax-cut rally started nearly a decade ago and has turned into an annual event.
"This goes back almost 10 years now when I just kind of threw it out there one day on the air," Lewis said. "I didn't think we'd have a big crowd on a Saturday back in the late 90s, but we had a huge crowd, and so every year we've been trying to put on a rally to show the politicians that there are people concerned about taxes in Minnesota."
The event featured a number of speakers including Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann who spoke with WND about the importance of getting involved.
"I think taxpayers across the country should take heed, and realize that at their state level they can have a tremendous impact," Bachmann said. "There were calls today to elect people who will respect taxpayers' pocketbooks, and to hold those who voted against taxpayers best interests accountable. There was a tremendous outpouring of support for initiatives to reduce the size of government."
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