Al Parinello of Old Tappan, New Jersey is standing across from me. He’s been blogging at Preserve the American Dream since March 2007. He’s already done over 40 radio interviews because of his blog. It must be the controversial nature of his subject: rich people as a despised minority.
ME: Al, what’s the story behind your blog?
AL: Very simple. I went out to acquire the American dream, I worked hard, I did it and I became rich. And then I became the enemy. That doesn’t make any sense to me. So, I started fighting back.
ME: When you say fighting back, can you elaborate?
AL: The concept of the website was born after paying close to $2 million in taxes on a business I sold. The state of New Jersey requested another payment. This time they wanted twenty cents more. But, they also wanted close to a thousand dollars in interest on that twenty cents. I realized there is a dual system of taxation. Those who earn large sums of money automatically become demonized. That’s how I got started.
ME: What’s the most fun you’ve had with your blog?
AL: Being invited on Neil Cavuto’s show. We received over 25,000 hits to the blog in one night.
ME: Should other folks start blogs or…. just read yours?
AL: You should only start a blog if you have NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE DOING. If you know too much, you are sure to fail.
Thank you, Al.
I should say that Al and his great wealth are not typical of the attendees at this summit. The typical person here is someone like Jason Moore of Citizen Watchdogs in Odessa, Texas.
