Politics & Government
PHOTOS: Ames Tax Day Protesters Want the Wealthy to Pay Fair Share
Representatives of labor unions and other groups said they were protesting to expose Iowa Congressman Steve King's anti-middle class voting record and want the wealthy people and businesses to pay their fair share of taxes.
About 40 people protested outside the closed Iowa Workforce Development office in Ames Tuesday, Tax Day, saying that the wealthy and corporations needed to pay their fair share of taxes.
Five people spoke before the crowd who applauded their speeches and booed when comments were made about Iowa Congressman Steve King, R-Kiron. Protesters said that King wanted to allow tax loopholes for the wealthy and cut social programs.
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One speech was briefly interrupted by a passing Union Pacific train which gave protesters time to chant “Pay Your Fair Share” and “Put People First.”
The group was in favor of the Buffett Rule that would tax people with millionaire incomes at a rate of at least 30 percent. The group protested before the closed Iowa Workforce Development office symbolizing that services were being cut at a time when the working class needed them most. A veto that closed the Ames office and others has been ruled unconstitutional but the 36 offices remain closed.
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