Tax Day Tea Party

By: Melanie Brooks


As my friend was driving me back to Bangor Metro's global headquarters on Cumberland Street from a successful Lunch MOB at the Antiques Marketplace, we drove right through the Maine Tea Party protest going on across from the Federal Building on Harlow Street. Leslie Bowman, our intrepid photographer, and Scott K Fish, one of our "Soapbox Boys" were there to record the action.



Tax Day Tea Parties were held nationwide including in Bangor, Augusta, and Portland. The Tea Parties were out in full force to specifically protest the stimulus bill and pork filled budget.

The Maine Tax Day Tea Party in Bangor hosts it's own Facebook page with the slogan, "Eliminate the pork, cut the taxes." The large group met outside of the Federal Building and shook their fists from 1-3 pm. Over 100 people came out with homemade signs in Bangor. Over 500 groups participated in the event across the country.