I don't think Communist is the best word to use.
Cool story! Can you elaborate a little more on how your views changed? If you don't want to say how your views changed, I don't mind. Just curious. I just always find that interesting. We are the sum of our experiences, plus a little inborn instincts. I subscribe to the nature AND nurture theory.
It is hard to explain....
I would say my biggest political change would be on the lines of govt assistance...
Before I worked I thought that it was an amazing safety net to keep the proletariat from dieing under hostile times...
Now I have started working I can see people sitting at home collecting their checks, selling dope on the side and making 3 times as much as myself who works at mcdonalds for minimum wage... About to go to the oilfield in the spring and work my body to the bone as a swamper,(most likely)...
Where as someone who collects a check from the govt. and sells drugs on the side will always make more money then someone who honestly wants to work for their keep...
It just explains the direction our society is going... Because for people who work minimum wage, it becomes very apparent that if you are looking for a hand out you have a easier life then if you want to earn your keep...
I have no fix for this, because there are black swans such as the physically disabled and mentally disabled and such... Which we can not neglect to get a few lazy bums to get to work...