I just wanted to take a minute and update you on our efforts to fight taxes and spending in Wisconsin. Many of you will be excited to learn that we are planning a Tax Day Tea Party in Milwaukee on April 15th. This is due to the overwhelming interest in joining our effort to fight wasteful government spending, and the massive bailouts of entire industries. You can rsvp for the event by visiting IamWithRick.com and signing up to attend the protest. As CNBC's Rick Santelli pointed out, it's time for the American people to defend free markets and take to the streets in protest!

SIGN UP NOW for the protest in downtown Milwaukee on tax day!

Also, if you care about wasteful spending and higher taxes, you might want to take a minute to send the politicians in Madison a message. Some legislators are proposing an increase in the cigarette tax, saying that they need more money to spend. This is ridiculous! The state government should not be spending more, but less.

And it certainly should not be raising taxes on anyone during a recession. Sure, the nanny-staters want to control people's lives and punish smokers, but do they
know that smokers tend to be poorer than non-smokers? Plus, increasing taxes on cigarettes will harm small businessses that sell them, which will only lead to more economic suffering.

Please TAKE ACTION and tell the politicians in Madison that enough is enough! It's time that they make real spending cuts and reduce the size of the state government.

Thank you for your dedication to lower taxes, less government and more freedom. We will be sure to keep you updated on ways to help us defend liberty in
Wisconsin.

Sincerely,

Dick Armey
Chairman
FreedomWorks.org