In response to Mr. Scott's comments, I would like to clarify a few things.
I would like to first acknowledge that he is correct in that there are big land owners involved in the Tea Party movement. There are also middle class families who live in subdivisions and apartment dwellers who own no property, mill workers, tradesmen and a wide variety of other folks of all ethnicities whose income and job descriptions vary across a large spectrum.
We are Americans who understand that we are losing our freedoms one by one. It's not just about taxes. It's about liberty first and foremost. We are standing up to a federal government that is evolving into tyrannical leviathan. We are lawfully protesting not only for our families, but also for citizens who do not yet understand the peril we are facing. I pray we will all awaken to the socialistic pied piper before we lose our first and second amendment rights.
Mr. Scott is also correct about Catoosa County cutting hours for public employees and school teachers. He failed to mention that no cuts have been made at the administrative level including non-essential bureaucrats who make upwards of 50k a year. I personally think it would be prudent for the school administration to set an example and cut the fat at the top before they remove the resources essential in providing a quality government education for our children.
The Tea Party movement is not advocating the repeal of all taxes. Most of us are high school graduates at the very least. We are also doctors, lawyers and business owners. We understand the need for tax revenue to provide infrastructure including roads, law enforcement and new high schools that resemble small private colleges. We are simply saying that we believe our existing tax system allows too many loop holes for the very rich and over burdens the hardest working citizens in our country. We are tired of the politicians both republicans and democrats using our hard earned money on frivolous and self serving pork spending. They work for us. We do not work for them.
Tea parties bubbling up in Georgia
In response to Mr. Scott's comments, I would like to clarify a few things.
We are Americans who understand that we are losing our freedoms one by one. It's not just about taxes. It's about liberty first and foremost. We are standing up to a federal government that is evolving into tyrannical leviathan. We are lawfully protesting not only for our families, but also for citizens who do not yet understand the peril we are facing. I pray we will all awaken to the socialistic pied piper before we lose our first and second amendment rights.
Mr. Scott is also correct about Catoosa County cutting hours for public employees and school teachers. He failed to mention that no cuts have been made at the administrative level including non-essential bureaucrats who make upwards of 50k a year. I personally think it would be prudent for the school administration to set an example and cut the fat at the top before they remove the resources essential in providing a quality government education for our children.
The Tea Party movement is not advocating the repeal of all taxes. Most of us are high school graduates at the very least. We are also doctors, lawyers and business owners. We understand the need for tax revenue to provide infrastructure including roads, law enforcement and new high schools that resemble small private colleges. We are simply saying that we believe our existing tax system allows too many loop holes for the very rich and over burdens the hardest working citizens in our country. We are tired of the politicians both republicans and democrats using our hard earned money on frivolous and self serving pork spending. They work for us. We do not work for them.