Apologists for the government class claim the April 15 taxpayer tea parties were one-time events attended by an assortment of disgruntled nuts unified only by their anger at Obama's victory last November. These socialists dismiss the tea partiers as a cranky mob of right-wing sore losers.

Are they right? Or were those tea parties the start of something more? Perhaps an awakening of citizen activism; an opening salvo in a mobilization of patriots ready to take political action against the rapid expansion of government power and control?

That question may be answered this Saturday, June 13th at the Tea Party Convention being held near Lansing.

The purpose of this convention is to give people information and motivation to continue standing up for themselves against big government and bureaucrats. The convention is about moving beyond slogans and sign-waving and building a movement capable of winning real political battles.

You are invited to be part of this movement!

The Taxpayer Minutemen Project

During the American Revolutionary War, Minutemen volunteered to organize quickly in defense of fellow citizens who faced oppression from the British government. They pledged to respond “at a minute's warning” to threats against fellow citizens during the war. Minuteman Paul Revere spread the news that "the Redcoats are coming!" when the British marched to subjugate the towns of Lexington and Concord in April of 1775.

We need YOU to be a Taxpayer Minuteman!

Taxpayer Minutemen are citizens who care about protecting fellow taxpayers from ever-growing, expensive and fiscally abusive government.

Just complaining about increasing taxes and wasteful government spending won’t get anyone in the government to listen to us. Politicians only care about the demands of organized interest groups who can threaten their chances at reelection.

Minutemen are organized to fight back against tax hiking politicians – quickly and effectively!

Thousands of anti-tax activists from all over the state converged on the capitol this afternoon to tell the politicians in Lansing and Washington one thing: we've had enough! Taxes are high enough as it is and we're not going to take it any more.

Speakers from various anti-tax groups spoke at the event including MTA chairman Leon Drolet, who had the crowd all call at once the United State Capitol Switch Board to tell the Congress to stop their reckless spending. Even our very own Mr. Perks made an appearance!

News coverage of the event can be found here. More pictures and video will be uploaded soon! Stay tuned...

In case you haven't heard, citizens angry about Washington and Lansing's destructive taxing and spending orgies are converging on the Capitol Building in Lansing at noon on April 15th to protest. Its part of a national movement of citizens participating in taxpayer T.E.A. (Taxed Enough Already!) parties.

The Michigan Taxpayers Alliance is proud to be one of six Michigan organizations sponsoring the Lansing protest.

Over 120 agitated MTA protesters and an additional 100 angry taxpayers greeted Paul Gieleghem, Chair of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners, at a 'town hall' meeting last night in Shelby Township. Commissioner Gieleghem scheduled the meeting to explain why most commissioners are seeking a 9% increase in the county property tax.

Gieleghem orchestrated several such town hall meetings to build support for the tax hike, holding most during the day so working taxpayers can't attend and stocking the meetings with county government employees and employee union officials. Last night was very different - the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance showed up.

Yeah, I said NINE PERCENT! And I'm not saying that they're "thinking of raising your taxes" or "might raise your taxes". No, they WILL raise your county property tax millage rate from 4.2 mills to 4.5685 mills - about a 9% hike. And they'll be voting on the tax hike later this month.

How insane is it to raise taxes on suffering citizens in the middle of the worst depression in decades? Do Commissioners have any idea how bad things are for citizens right now? Do they care?

Folks, it is time to protest. A protest is scheduled for Wednesday, March 11 at 6:30pm in front to the Palazzo Grande Banquet and Event Center at 54660 Van Dyke (South of 25 Mile Rd.), in Shelby Twp.

Learn how to appeal your property tax assessments by attending a free, two-hour workshop offered by the Michigan Taxpayers Alliance and the Wayne County Taxpayers Association. Currently scheduled are five Workshops for Detroit-area residents. West Michigan and out-state Workshops are being planned.

“Homeowners’ property taxes don’t always decrease when property values do,” stated Rose Bogaert, Chair of the Wayne County Taxpayers Association. “Too many struggling homeowners may end up paying too much in property taxes if they don’t appeal their assessments. These workshops will provide valuable, expert and free information to homeowners.”

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As Macomb County Commissioners prepare to raise property taxes, I thought citizens should know the very realistic alternatives to tax hikes. Oakland County leaders have set an example by enacting taxpayer-friendly reforms that should be emulated throughout the state.

Do you know how your state representative in Lansing votes on fiscal issues? Not just on the big tax votes, but on the hidden fees, sneaky “little” tax increases and bigger spending on budgets? We do.

Every state representative’s voting record for this term on tax and spending issues was researched and graded.