tax day tea parties

Home to Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY is one of the smaller towns in Upstate NY. Total population is about 10,000, but On Tax Day, April 15th, an estimated 1,000 residents from Corning and neighboring areas gathered downtown for a Tea Party to protest higher taxes, and runaway spending by elected officials in Albany (capital city of NY) and Washington D.C. The event attracted folks from all political leanings, backgrounds and lifestyles. In this second video from the event, we here from WENY-AM talk show host Frank Acomb and noted upstate activist/attorney/and radio personality Bill Nojay. MORE INFORMATION ON THE CORNING TDTP EVENT

 On April 15th, somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 angry  taxpayers participated in the nationwide Tax Day Tea Party movement  in downtown Corning NY. The event included music by "Grey Matter,"  and speeches by several locals effected by rising taxes and wasteful  spending in Washington DC and in the NY State capital of Albany. Here  are some photos and the first of two highlight videos.