Click here for Mobile Site: http://m.cbs4denver.com
  • Font Size    
Advertising
E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Anti-Tax 'Tea Party' Draws Big Crowd In Denver

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

   Print     Share +    Comments
Apr 15, 2009 7:06 pm US/Mountain

Anti-Tax 'Tea Party' Draws Big Crowd In Denver

 CBS News Interactive: U.S. Taxes

Reporting
Terry Jessup
DENVER (CBS) ― Thousands of people showed up to protest government spending at the Colorado State Capitol Wednesday. It was part of a national day of protests across the country.

Organizers held Tax Day Tea Parties modeled after the original Boston Tea Party.

A large crowd tax protestors showed up hours before the demonstration was scheduled to start.

The tea parties are to protest so called "runaway government spending" and the government bureaucracy they say has grown out of control.

They carried signs, chanted and sang. They also waved at passing motorists. They say they are desperate to be heard.

"For once in my life I am ready to speak up and speak out," said Donna Schutvius. "And I'm angry. I'm really upset."

Bryan T. Campbell organized the Denver event.

"When it gets to a point where you can't get the zeroes and you start writing the word trillion, I think that gets people's attention," Campbell said. "And that's what you're seeing here today. We just want to know what's going on."

Many in the crowd said they were there because they no longer had a job to go to, or had lost their retirement savings because of the market meltdown. Several said they don't know if the public protests have much of an impact in Washington, but it made them feel good to be there and join others who are upset with the federal government over their taxes, the stimulus package, the bailouts, and a whole assortment of other issues.

Denver police estimate 5,000 to 6,000 people participated in Friday's event.

(© MMX, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Curious & Controversial News

Add Comment

here. here. Need a log in? Register here
  •  * Will not be displayed with comment
  •  * e.g. (http://www.mywebsite.com)
  •  
  • Click here to refresh with new letters

Show Comments (0)

Close Window Login


Close Window Flag Comment


loading...
You need the latest Flash player to view video content.
Click here to download.

Click here to bypass this detection if you already have the latest Flash Player.

Colorado & Denver News

Top News Stories

© MMX, CBS Television Stations Inc. All Rights Reserved.