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when they raised taxes on yachts and private planes and a lot of middle-class people lost their jobs

I was a deliveryman, one of my areas was in Costa Mesa, where they built yachts for the Newport Beach folks. I hated going there, all the parking lots were full, with boats, under construction, so the workers would park in the street. I was lucky to get a spot within 200 yards of the delivery address, and then had to bust my behind, with the packages, to their door. I switched routes, and didn’t go there, for almost two years.

One day I filled in for the guy, that took my place. This was after they passed the tax you speak of. I was dreading the stop, and couldn’t believe my eyes. If I was hauling a cannon, and fired off a shot, down the street, there wouldn’t have been anything to hit, it was deserted.

I guess that showed those rich folks who was the boss ! /S