Some of the tweets in response to the #teaparty activism on Twitter, April 15 2009. Join in! If you like some of these, retweet ... and if you've got other good reasons, let people know about it. For more information: What Do Taxes Pay For? What Do You Appreciate Most? by Xavier at Alliance for a Better Minnesota Join the Tea Party by Jen Nedeau at Women's Rights Save the Rich, a site documenting the Tea Parties Videos by Sarah Burris for CNN's iReport and Alliance for a Better Minnesota.

@djdeedle: Though I have no representation (DC), I gladly pay taxes to fund police, schools, social services, & transit!
@xavierla: #ThankTaxes for funding volcano monitoring. It may have saved my sister's life
@carolinestu: I pay taxes because I use public transportation everyday and I love not owning a car
@ggreeneva: I pay my taxes because NASA helps us understand the majesty of the universe
@andregc: I pay taxes to support police, fire, public schools, libraries, streets and bicycle paths, parks,those less fortunate
@humanfolly: I pay taxes so that I can take public transportation to work & reduce my carbon footprint
@FakeHowardDean: I pay taxes because Veterans deserve the best healthcare in the world for free
@QueenofSpain: I pay taxes because it turns out I can't afford a firetruck or police force on my own.
@socalmom I pay taxes because I like knowing that if my house is on fire, I can rely on a crew that's 24/7 to put it out
@Marshalus: I pay taxes to finance things like the Internet , to give right wing nuts a place to complain about them.
@mammaloves: I pay taxes to prevent people w/ bombs & guns from getting on airplanes.
@SamSeder: I pay taxes because I want to be able to drink water from my tap without getting diarrhea
@TheCaffeinatrix: I pay taxes so if my house catches on fire, sum1 will come put it out. I know...SO frivolous & wasteful
@MyrnaTheMinx: I pay taxes so that war veterans like my sister are taken care of when they return home
@srarosa I pay taxes because I like reading for free at local library rather than buying something at HyperCompuGlobalMegaNet.
@kalunlee: I pay taxes so that our businesses don't behave like they do in China
@Glennia I pay taxes, in case I'm ever taken hostage by pirates, I'd like to know that someone will come rescue me.
@Nrrrdking I pay taxes to help pay back the food stamps my family used to keep us alive when I was a kid
@maxmarginal: I pay taxes so that cops can be at right-wing protests in case they decide to start shooting.
@letimbo: I pay taxes because I believe in national security and helping our fellow man. Suck it teabaggers
@BillLudwig: I pay taxes to pay for the streets, parks, and infrastructure that allows people to assemble and protest taxes.
@Ocin: I pay my taxes b/c the education I received in Chicago Public Schools made the rest of my life possible.
@j_ro: I pay taxes because I don't want to drive myself to the hospital.
@ericgrant: I pay taxes because it turns out I can't afford a firetruck or police force on my own
@taosmesa I pay taxes so freedom of speech never dies.
@colombiancoffee: I pay my taxes because I don't know how to pave roads myself
@minjae: I pay taxes to do my part for a country that gave me and my brother incredible opportunities.
@DivadNhoj1981: I pay taxes so the poorest Texans need not resort to crime.
@enviroknow: I pay taxes so the DOE can invest in clean energy and the EPA can regulate pollutants so my air and water are clean and safe.
@sciville: I pay taxes because police, firefighters, hospitals, schools, roads, etc. just seem a little bit necessary, don't you think
@loadeddice I pay taxes because what exactly do you think will happen to our 9,960 nuclear warheads without government?
@KansasJackass: I pay my taxes to make sure our soldiers have care they need when they come home injured from unnecessary wars.
@thoughtbbls: I pay taxes because no business offered to pay for my K-12 education, give free childhood immunizations, or test my food and water quality.
@ihumanable: I pay taxes because, "Taxes are the price we pay for a civilized society." -- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.



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