Алексей, tea parties were the response to the stimulus, not actual tax raises. The idea is that stimulus was full of pork, pet projects and paybacks to Obama supporters, like $2 million given to ACORN. The protesters consider it to be waste of taxpayer's money. You may or may not agree with these people, but they definitely have merit in their actions.
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