I am the OldBlackGuyOnDaRight. The name fits me based on age and political stance. I grew up in South Central Los Angeles. What more can I say. In 1994, I lived in Westchester (Part of Los Angeles, Home of LAX). Election day, I went to my polling location ready to vote for Jane Harmon. Decent Democrat who always looked out for Coastal LA area (Malibu to Palos Verdes). I was shocked and upset when I got my ballot, Maxine Waters and some other guy. I was so upset that I had the poll workers show me a map. Across the street from my house was Jane Harmon’s district!
At this point, I had been a conservative for about 18 months. Rush Limbaugh and Bill Clinton converted me. I had never listened to Rush prior to the 1992 Presidential election and I voted for the Cool Sax Playing Player, Bill. I had heard that Rush was prejudice and was spewing his opinions on the radio for three hours a day. Shortly after Bill Clinton’s inauguration, I started listening to Rush at work. Rush was hitting on all the themes that were bothering me about the government.
So in either in July or August 1993, I got a $100 week raise, but I really wasn’t paying attention to what Congress and the President was doing. Those clowns passed and signed into law a retroactive tax increase! Passed in August, effective previous January 1. So the government started taxing me at my new rate plus extra to get the taxes I didn’t pay prior to August. So effectively, I saw about $26 of a $100 week raise.
Take note, I hate paying taxes. So just like rich people, I had to find a way to shelter MY EARNINGS from the Feds. I bought a house and I became a staunch conservative. I visited Maxine Waters office on 102nd and Broadway once a month for the next seven years. I became a Rush Limbaugh subscriber and politically active. So technically, I escaped from the Democrat Plantation.
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