On
April 27, 1999, nearly 100 TFT supporters rallied at the State Capitol calling
for Legislators to go back and pass real and meaningful tax reform either
in another Special Session or the current regular session. "There was
a lot of energy...It was very uplifting," Anne Hablas with the Catholic
Diocese of Knoxville stated as she described the rally. "You could sense
people's dedication and commitment."
Several groups were present including the Tennessee State
Employees Association (TSEA), the League of Women Voters, the National Alliance
for the Mentally Ill of Tennessee, Save Our Cumberland Mountains, the Catholic
Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn. Citizen Action, and the Tenn. Hunger Coalition.
"It was a good cross-section of the coalition. Different segments of
society were all there with a common purpose," Anne added.
Members
wore "no band-aid" stickers provided by TSEA with a picture of
a band-aid with a slash across it. After the rally, several members went
to the House Finance Ways and Means Committee to show support for tax reform
including a state income tax. In the morning prior to the rally, TFT put
up dozens of signs on bulliten boards outside Legislative Offices and hearing
rooms that read, "Going out of business SALE - Everything CHEAP. Capitol
Building, Legislative Plaza, monuments, school buildings, highways..."
The caption below it read, "We need real tax reform, not a state that's
going out of business." A 30 for by 25 foot banner was also hung at
the main entrance of the plaza after the rally which read "Going out
of business SALE" with a drawing of Tennessee broken in half and a
band-aid trying to hold it together.
Supporters came to the rally from Memphis, Knoxville, Oak
Ridge and other places. Marsh Lanier with the Nashville Peace and Justice
Center stated how impressed she was that TFT was able to pull together the
rally in one week. The rally was covered by radio, TV, and print media.
"It was one of the best media ecvents I've ever been to," concluded
Anne.
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Members
wore "no band-aid" stickers provided by TSEA with a picture of
a band-aid with a slash across it. After the rally, several members went
to the House Finance Ways and Means Committee to show support for tax reform
including a state income tax. In the morning prior to the rally, TFT put
up dozens of signs on bulliten boards outside Legislative Offices and hearing
rooms that read, "Going out of business SALE - Everything CHEAP. Capitol
Building, Legislative Plaza, monuments, school buildings, highways..."
The caption below it read, "We need real tax reform, not a state that's
going out of business." A 30 for by 25 foot banner was also hung at
the main entrance of the plaza after the rally which read "Going out
of business SALE" with a drawing of Tennessee broken in half and a
band-aid trying to hold it together.