[Taxman]

Seems like yesterday that I became the "Taxman."

Ironically, since I do not "do" popular culture, I was totally unaware at the time that the Beatles had a VERY popular song by that name!

Actually, I adopted that "handle" because I was then, and still am, an activist for the FAIRtax

I used the FRee Republic Forum to advocate for it.

Comments?

[zeugma]

Congrats. This will be a great post to do a ‘poster report’ on.

[Tellurian]

Way to go!
I’m from the last century as well.

A lot of water under the bridge these past 2+ decades. The effluent of the Clinton years was disgusting and called for intervention, and Free Republic was the treatment of choice in 1998. With yours and others activism it really clarified the water - thanks for helping set the would-be overlords back a bit. Trump especially really upset their schedule.

The Biden years? The river is sludge and the bridge is rotting. Seems like it’s the death knell for our founding father’s vision, but I hope I’m wrong. It’s no time to give up.

[McGruff]

Happy birthday old timer. JimRob should be proud of this site being almost a quarter century old. We would be lost without it.

[Vendome]

I was a major lurker then

[wjcsux]

I joined on 11 August 1998. We are so old that we blow dust when we fart! Nice to see you here still my FRiend!

[fella]

F’n Newbie.

[Falconspeed]

“thank you JimRob.” I second that motion. Congratulations on your 24th anniversary.

[Prince of Space]

I joined in April 1998 after lurking since January. My teenaged son and I flew from Arizona to attend the MfJ in October 1998. It was our first trip to the Capitol and even though it was just a few days, we had a great time. Hubby and I returned for 2 weeks in 2009 to attend the 9/12 March, and I’d still go back in a heartbeat.

[Ann Archy]

Newbie!! :)

[Andy from Chapel Hill]

I joined September 3, 1998.

And went to Washington for the protest.

Many thanks for this forum!

[Bobalu]

I have been here a LONG time.

If it were possible to create a post now that would somehow
magically appear 25 years ago on FR just imagine how hard it would be for people to believe what you would include in such a post....

You would have been labeled a kook for the details in such a post...

[Donald Trump wins 2016 presidential election, there are a zillion genders, a demented old man is cheated into the presidency, people are forced to get dangerous injections or lose their jobs, UFO’s are real but are not what you think they are...and on and on....]

Even more startling would be a post today from say 3 years ahead in 2025. I shudder to think what would be in that post!

Might be an interesting exercise to imagine the details from a post in 2025...hmmm

[Just_de_facts]

Newbie!

[DouglasKC]

Congrats fellow classmate of 1998!

[Bruce Kurtz]

Congrats! I’m class of 98 too.

[tet68]

24 years for me too. God Bless JimRob and FreeRepublic.

We pray that Divine Providence will watch over and
guard our Republic.
We pray that all who would destroy it suffer for their
crimes and are brought to justice.
Amen.

[M Kehoe]

Newby.

8^)

5.56mm

[usconservative]

Twenty-four years ago today, I “officially” became a FReeper.

Noob. :-)

[Sawdring]

I can’t believe I let my 24 year born on date go by unnoticed. Maybe I will celebrate my silver anniversary.

[Sawdring]

It seems like yesterday we were celebrating our 20th here.

[MomwithHope]

Congrats! I’m just a year behind you.