Thousands of people across the nation spent Tuesday, Tax Day, demonstrating against economic inequality. Actions were organized in at least 43 states to draw attention to the concentration of wealth and regressive tax policies that burden lower-income residents while sparing the richest 1 percent. The rallies came one day after Senate Republicans blocked an effort by Democrats to advance the so-called “Buffett rule” to ensure the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share in taxes. Tuesday’s actions included a protest outside the birthday party of Ann Romney in New York, a march on the U.S. Bank shareholders’ meeting in Minneapolis, a demonstration at the headquarters of the online retailer Amazon in Seattle, and a march through the financial sector of Los Angeles. The day of action was billed as the first protest of the “99% Spring,” an effort to rejuvenate the Occupy movement after a winter lull.