万花筒 2009-04-19&04-20 美国交税日，民众游行抗议（在线收听）

On the day known to most Americans as tax day, the annual deadline for filing federal income tax returns, President Barack Obama defended his tax policies and promised his administration would rewrite what he called the “monstrous” US tax code.

"We’ve passed tax cuts that will help our economy grow; we’ve made a clear promise, that families that earn less than 250,000 dollars a year will not see their taxes increase by a single dime and we have kept to those promises that were made during the campaign. ”

But those promises have not impressed tens of thousands of Americans nationwide, who took part in organized protests known as "Tea Parties". Events took place in dozens of cities, including Boston Massachusetts, outside the state capital building in Lansing Michigan, and in Louisville, Kentucky.

“Rothschild, get out! Rockfeller, get out! JP Morgan, get out!”

In Washington, protestors gathered outside the White House, complaining that the government takes too much from their pocket books.

“I think it’s time to let people know that we are upset with some of the spending that’s going on, the amount of spending is just unheralded in the history of this country.”

“The kids’ futures are probably …Retirement-wise, they're gonna have to not retire as early as people are today.”

The "Tea Parties" were a rallying cry for many conservatives, who have complained against what they see as too many government handouts to banks as well as the auto and mortgage industries.

Jon Decker, Reuters.