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Protesting banks on tax day
Posted: 04.18.2011 at 4:35 PM
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Protesters demonstrate in front of a local bank on this tax day saying the bank is not paying its fair share.

They shout, "We won't go away till you pay!"

The group is made up of student protesters and other organizations that say large corporations are taking advantage of the middle and lower class.

They protested in front of the Bank of America location at the Mott Building in downtown Flint.

Student organizer Robert Burack says, "Bank of America paid less taxes in 2009 than the average household because they paid no taxes at all. So we're saying that's unfair."

This is part of a national effort called usuncut.org.

The group says it started in the United Kingdom to raise awareness of who's paying taxes and who's not.

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