Riled Raleigh taxpayers plan ‘tea party’

Local News

March 26, 2009

By Fred Pace The Register-Herald Thu Mar 26, 2009, 11:09 AM EDT

Some Raleigh County citizens say they are tired of the federal government bailouts and massive spending of taxpayer dollars.

“Many taxpayers feel we are being taxed without representation,” said Steve O’Brien, an organizer of a petition-signing event set for Saturday in Beckley. “Many are tired of seeing massive amounts of tax dollars being spent without knowing where it’s going. We believe it will eventually lead to even higher taxes.”

O’Brien says the event is being called a “Tea Party” as a reference to the historic “Boston Tea Party” in 1773.

For the complete version of this story, see Friday's edition of The Register-Herald.

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