A new american tea party: the counterrevolution against bailouts, handouts, reckless spending, and more taxes

A New American Tea Party is a book about the growing discontent with increased government spending festering for years but exploding on the scene with the bailouts in response to the economic crisis. Starting with an unscripted rant by a CNBC reporter unknown to most Americans, it quickly grew among a grassroots contingency through social networks to become front page news on April 15, 2009. Portrayed as a conservative (or FOX News) tantrum by some, those who drove it beg to differ: they took time off from work to protest excessive government spending that began over a decade ago but that has culminated in taxpayer financing for companies and business and taxpayer handouts to special interestgroups that ensure votes. Meanwhile, an increasingly smaller share of people pay a larger share of taxes - taxes that are sure to grow to pay the bills that will come due.The biggest criticism of the tea party protests, even among their supporters, was that they seemed to lack focus and thus were easily co-opted by friends and foes. A New American Tea Party lays out the tea party/tax revolt case in one place, tying it all together, and offers solutions. It explains how the protests were organized and makes a case for continuing protests and presents a call to action and how to accomplish it. Written by two of the leading organizers behind the protests, this book will become the tax protester manifesto that will carry forward a protest that will grow as the cost of the bailout increases and taxes are increased at federal and local levels.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-56798-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 336
• Fecha Publicación: 20/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés