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Tax March
The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017. The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
At least 180 march events were organized in the United States and abroad. The protests were a response to the perceived lack of transparency in the Trump administration, and the fact that President Trump still had not released his tax returns by that date, contrary to his promise that he would. April 15 is the deadline for most households to file income tax returns in the United States, though in 2017 the deadline was April 18 as the 15th fell on a Saturday.
The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign. Tax Day protests have been held since the 1990s and earlier, although until then typically by libertarian groups.[failed verification] The Tea Party movement got started in part with a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2009.
After 300,000 American citizens signed an online petition on WhiteHouse.gov in January 2017, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway announced Trump would not release his tax returns due to lack of interest. In response, a Tax Day March was planned for April 15, 2017, to be held in over two dozen major cities in the U.S., to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.
The idea for the march was originally proposed on Twitter on January 22, 2017 by law professor Jennifer Taub, followed soon after by comedian Frank Lesser. Some Tax Day march events were planned independently, without awareness of the tweets by Taub or Lesser.
Unlike most liberal protests in the United States, the Tax March did not focus on broad issues, but instead focused on a specific demand.
Taub, who proposed the march idea on Twitter, later joined the executive committee for the march. Lesser has also helped plan and publicize the event.
Groups convening for the march included the American Federation of Teachers, Color of Change, Democracy Spring, Media Matters for America, MoveOn.org, the National Education Association, the National Women's Law Center, and Public Citizen.
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Tax March
The Tax March (also known as the Tax Day March and Trump's Tax Day) was a series of demonstrations held in more than 150 locations throughout the United States on April 15, 2017. The intent was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.
At least 180 march events were organized in the United States and abroad. The protests were a response to the perceived lack of transparency in the Trump administration, and the fact that President Trump still had not released his tax returns by that date, contrary to his promise that he would. April 15 is the deadline for most households to file income tax returns in the United States, though in 2017 the deadline was April 18 as the 15th fell on a Saturday.
The march organizers demanded that President Trump release his IRS tax returns, as he promised he would during his campaign. Tax Day protests have been held since the 1990s and earlier, although until then typically by libertarian groups.[failed verification] The Tea Party movement got started in part with a Tax Day protest on April 15, 2009.
After 300,000 American citizens signed an online petition on WhiteHouse.gov in January 2017, Trump spokesperson Kellyanne Conway announced Trump would not release his tax returns due to lack of interest. In response, a Tax Day March was planned for April 15, 2017, to be held in over two dozen major cities in the U.S., to pressure Trump to release his tax returns.
The idea for the march was originally proposed on Twitter on January 22, 2017 by law professor Jennifer Taub, followed soon after by comedian Frank Lesser. Some Tax Day march events were planned independently, without awareness of the tweets by Taub or Lesser.
Unlike most liberal protests in the United States, the Tax March did not focus on broad issues, but instead focused on a specific demand.
Taub, who proposed the march idea on Twitter, later joined the executive committee for the march. Lesser has also helped plan and publicize the event.
Groups convening for the march included the American Federation of Teachers, Color of Change, Democracy Spring, Media Matters for America, MoveOn.org, the National Education Association, the National Women's Law Center, and Public Citizen.