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Originally Posted by bagboy
I think more than likely they we're not what the OP thought. What I will vigorously disagree with is the sheltered and privileged description of those of us who are Villagers. My wife and I worked hard and made many sacrifices throughout our lifetime in order to be able to afford the retired lifestyle we now enjoy. Over the years we have donated to many organizations and charities, and helped out a relative and friend or two along the way.
We both come from tough neighborhoods, but hard working blue collar neighborhoods. If we couldn't work for and pay for it, we did without. Never, and I mean never would we beg, borrow, or steal anything from anyone. So no, we are not privileged and for darned sure not sheltered. Ninety nine out of one hundred help me requests on the streets are at the very least shady.
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I commend your hard work. Most of us did the same thing with similar results. I do take issue with the notion we aren't privileged in the Villages. While we all worked hard, we were lucky to be born in the economic sweet spot called the baby boom. An economic time where a working man could join the middle class. For Millennials, this is a pipe dream. I too, came from a blue collar family ( Dad was an enlisted man in the Navy) but I had the privilege of growing up in a stable, loving two parent family. Many kids today aren't that fortunate. I had the privilege of being born white in the United States of America. I'm privileged my Lord blessed me with the means and intelligence to live like we do.
Drive 10 minutes from TV in any direction and you will see how privileged we are. Most of those poor people you see in surrounding communities didn't become poor through lack of hard work.