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Originally Posted by MoseyInn
I actually did that - well, maybe I didn't . The practice was in the Villages and I don't want to mention the name but that is when I was confronted with "is it a culture". I worked with hospice for 8 yrs so I know that at our ages we are a big boost to the revenue for physicians. But I never expected to feel it happening. .
But thanks for your reply. I should check to see what their affiliation is.
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While it is so convenient, there is a price to pay for living in a non-public (type) of "city" where you have no elected city officials, where everything from how, and when, and who handles your mail, to your medical care, banks, radio station, newspapers, on line communications, every aspect of your life is controlled by one powerful force, money. We all accept this willingly, cheerfully, so the alternative is to drive much further than we would like (the reason many came, little need for an auto in day to day life, possible to go doctor, dentist, even for dialysis in a golf cart, gasoline budget plummeted from the previous daily commuting, more $$ for travel, vacations, new golf clubs...) but the time has come when for many, life may be more like it was before retirement; best doctor may be in Gainesville, or Orlando, or even Tampa. Best dentist may be in Ocala. Best insurance agent, gym, or bank may be in Leesburg. Other wise, you are quite right, you are limited to what is offered within a golf cart ride, I agree. As to airing an opinion, that seems to be dangerous most everywhere these days. Look what is said to people who express that they prefer not to wear a mask, or go swimming right now, or to those who wish to dine out. Control seems to be the name of the game these days.