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Associated Press - April 15, 2009 7:55 PM ET
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevadans in Carson City and Las Vegas are rallying as part of nationwide tax day "tea parties," joining other demonstrations across the country in expressing frustration and demanding fiscal responsibility from government.
In Las Vegas, county parks spokeswoman Jennifer Knight says an estimated 500 people showed up at Sunset Park near the airport for a rally and to wave signs at cars passing through a busy intersection.
Bruce Cowan, a 42-year-old small business owner from Henderson, says Americans are overtaxed. Cowan says the country's tax policies are driving businesses out of the United States.
At a sidewalk outside a nearby post office, 68-year-old Carmen Rhoda stood with more than 30 protesters holding a sign that read: "Born Free, Taxed to Death."
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