Tax Dodger Dodgeball Game
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Submitted by AlBrundage on Wed, 2012-04-18 02:28
Collin O'Malley of Metro Justice calls for the City of Rochester to remove public funds from Chase bank.
Protesters at Cobbs Hill Park in Rochester held a Tax Dodger Dodgeball game April 17 in celebration of the day federal taxes are due. The rally was sponsored by local activist groups Metro Justice, MoveOn.org, The 99% Spring and Band of Rebels. Currently, wealthy Americans and profitable corporations pay a lower tax rate than workers. Even billionaire Warren Buffet described the situation as egregious. Democrats introduced a bill nicknamed the "Buffet bill" to remedy the situation, but it was fillibustered by Republicans.