If all of The Kids are in fact Billionaires, Why even live here? Among all the hate and discontent.
I doubt anyone, outside The Family, has any real idea of their Net Worth. I do know that The Family has made Billion $ at risk investments multiple times over the decades in the development of farmland in the middle of nowhere. Cows outnumbered humans in these counties.
So, what should be the reward for being All In on a dream many years ago. And then double down over and over? Some real history:
The Villages, Florida - Wikipedia
Every one of us made it here by making many choices, many decisions. Some good, Some not so good. None of us had the Brains or guts to attempt a Dream this Grand. 1960's Laws against selling land by mail. 1980's Savings and Loan debacle. 2000's dot.com crash. 2008 Market "correction". Not one guarantee of success. Many times and reasons to bailout. Plenty of crushed Florida Developments.
[PDF] A Brief Florida Real Estate History - Free Download PDF Starting on page 22 to 31.
This business, The Family, is doing exactly what all businesses do. Respond to Change. To economic forces, Laws, customer expectations (market forces, competition, labor costs etc), a Pandemic and not declaring bankruptcy. No nefarious plan to ruin our lives.
Would the vitriol be as intense if any group from this list ran the show?
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The only Constant is Change. If you had stayed in your last town, it has changed. If you stay here long enough, The Villages will change. Will it be for better or worse? That depends largely on our ability to adapt to the changes or continue with a This Sucks outlook.
Is this place perfect? Far from it. Is there a better place to be? Feel free to post the address.