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Marking tax-day -- the day on which Americans must pay their federal and state income taxes -- hundreds of Tea Party activists from around the country held an anti-tax rally in downtown Washington, DC -- protesting what they consider to be out-of-control spending by the federal government. Jay Maurer, a protester, said, The government is passing programs that are spending more and more money that we don't have. We're borrowing money from the Chinese. Our children and grandchildren are gonna be paying for the rest of their lives. We're spending money we don't have. A family can't do it. A govenment shouldn't do it.Barbara Norris, a protester said, I've been to others and this is very similar. This is America- a part of America that has been silent; that hasn't spoken out in a very long time and we want our voices to be heard.Zach, a protester, said, I really don't care about healthcare. What I care about is seeing what Obama's done with the bailout and he'd going to continue to bailout these banks. And I want to see the banks stop getting bailed out and start bailing out the people.The peaceful rally in Freedom Plaza during the lunch hour ends the Tea Party Express' three-week bus tour that began in Searchlight, Nevada, - the hometown of US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
