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Forget the astroturfing angle, that's NOT what matters

Written by: Tom Hayes on Apr 19, 2009 6:58 PM EDT

People having trouble making ends meet have reason to wish bank and credit-card fees were less onerous, and naturally resent the inevitable burden of any tax they think is unfair. Money is tight for most of us, but we don't want to become the next Somalia, either - we value government services as much if not more than our founding fathers did, we just want the burden to be fair.
 
There's a lot of interest in the astroturfing of the tea parties angle, but that's mostly relevant to insiders. Call it a reminder. The real story's NOT about the numbers and spin reported by the talking heads intent on painting the thing as a huge spontaneous uprising. You know it wasn't spontaneous, and most moderates at least doubt it even if they don't realize it took 8 months to organize and orchestrate.
 
The reality that matters to the folks in the middle, the vast majority of voters, the folks who don't WANT to believe the info-tainers who sponsored it, is simple:

We don't want to give up on the U.S. government;
we just want the tax burden distributed fairly.

 
http://realitytax.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/connecting-the-dots-from-tea-parties-to-taxes/
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Connecting_the_dots_From_Tea_Parties_to_taxes

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