N BUFFALO TODAY: Tea Party
protests high taxes, ‘failed’ government.
In 1773, a small group of dissatisfied American colonists dumped
tea
into the Boston harbor to protest King George III’s taxation without
representation.‘
More than two centuries later, at least 300 unhappy local
taxpayers
gathered on the Buffalo waterfront to protest a variety of similar
issues . . . .
And when co-coordinator James Ostrowski asked the crowd to make
donations that will help the movement distribute fliers and pamphlets
to every household in Erie County, dozens of adults, children, and
senior citizens — some in wheelchairs — stormed the podium.
The group raised $2,000 on the spot, said Jill Sinclair, a
co-coordinator.
As I said before, people seem to have shaken off their apathy.
Posted at 6:26 pm by Glenn Reynolds
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