Staff Writer
CARIBOU — Some honked out of support, some honked in disagreement, and one motorist even told them to “get a job”, but approximately 12 Aroostook residents made it known on April 15 that they do not approve of “out-of-control government spending” on the local, state or federal level.
Aroostook Republican photo/Natalie Bazinet
Terry Morris of Mars Hill, Zachary Smith of Presque Isle and Stephen Thomas of Woodland, protest taxes on April 15th in Caribou with Carol and Freeman Cote of Caribou and, back right, Jim Cyr of Caribou.
While some older citizens remember a time when Caribou had much lower taxes, protesters as young as age eight held posters expressing their concerns that high taxes are stealing their future.
“We’re here because the burden on the average American taxpayer has become too much to bear, and we believe that the government should end this fiscal madness,” said Tina Bogdanovic of Perham.
While individual reasons and anecdotes regarding taxes differed from protester to protester, the entire group agreed that taxes were too high.
“This has been going on for 40 years,” explained Debra Viola of Perham. “People have complained, and I think it’s time to get grassroots about it because concerns are falling on deaf ears.”
After their display in downtown Caribou, the protesters signed tea bags that were given to representatives at the Caribou office of U.S. Senator Susan Collins.
