Tax Day Protest Planned at Rep. Simmons' Office

For many, tax day ranks right up there with visiting the DMV for least fun governmental interactions.

But for state Rep. Justin Simmons (R-131), the day will be especially interactive. 

Thanks to an email circulating from "Roxanne P.", a protest is scheduled for , located in Lower Saucon Township, at 4:30pm today. According to the text of the email: 

"Tell Rep Justin Simmons that There is a Better Way for Pennsylvania. We can't afford a second year of Gov Corbett devastating Budget Cuts. We have alternative approaches that do not balance the budget on the backs of Working Families."

The protest is sponsored by MoveOn.org, a political advocacy group and political action committee (PAC) that is sponsoring hundreds of "Tax the 1%" protests. There are more than a dozen scheduled within a 100-mile radius of the Lehigh Valley, to be held in front of everything from a local post office to a bank. Some Philly protesters will have the opportunity to play a game of "Dodgeball with the 1%", while a mock trial of corporations will take place at the Bank of America Tower in New York City. 

According to the MoveOn.org website:

"The tax code is rigged for the 1%. Not only do corporations like Bank of America get away with dodging taxes, the millionaire CEOs of these unpatriotic companies get a fat tax refund each year thanks to the Bush tax cuts. But we've had enough, and the 99% is fighting back to make millionaires and corporations pay their fair share.

As millions of people file their taxes on Tax Day, April 17, we're organizing "Tax the 1%" protests to express our outrage that the rich and corporations aren't paying their fair share to help rebuild the economy.

We'll march, rally, and protest at big, tax-dodging banks and corporations and throughout our communities to highlight the disparity in the tax code for the 99% compared to the 1%."