Update: Tax Day Protests Planned Throughout Arkansas

Tea parties are taking place across the U.S. and right here in Arkansas. Protestors are using Wednesday's tax deadline to protest government bailouts and tax increases.

Folks who say the federal government isn't representing them scheduled more than a dozens protest statewide and on Wednesday tea stood for Taxed Enough Already.

Hundreds of sign waving non-partisan protesters rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday. Many wore tea bags and kids held signs shouting along with their parents.

Rochelle Gorman stands with her kids and says, "We want them to understand the financial impact of what's going on with the choices that are going on with our leaders and what it may mean for their futures."

Gorman's kids held bags that read, "Kids holding the bag".

State Representative Daniel Greenberg hopes this is just the beginning for folks to voice their displeasure for government spending, bailouts and tax policies.

He says, "What we're trying to do is start a new movement that respects small government and lower taxes and individual freedom."

Thomas Cox with Arkansas Tea Party adds, "This is definitely not about democrat or republicans or independents it's nothing against our current new President that's barely had a chance to start functioning. This is about Senators and congress not listening to the people."

Fittingly as Americans are rushing in the last hours to mail their taxes, protesters are modeling the rally of the Boston Tea Party when American colonist protested the British taxes 235-years ago.

Amon Baker is retired and says, "We see our retirement going out the window."

Baker says he's worried the federal government is growing too large and not working for the people, "I don't have many opportunities to speak against it and the one vote doesn't get what we want so that's why we're here."

Cox says if individuals have to live within a budget the government should too, "I think that many of them in Washington D.C., have forgotten that they work for us they're our employees and this is a movement of people that are tired of it."

Wednesday President Obama said he's been true to his campaign promises to lessen the tax burden on most Americans.

As tax payers try and get the attention of Washington some protests around the country will continue into Thursday.