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Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Sorry, but I don't buy that argument. Yes, the roads are publicly funded, but the MMPs are NOT. Why should someone get to use a path that they did not pay for, and it's ridiculous to state that makes Villagers "entitled" (not your statement). The nearly 10K/year in a truly gated community, of which there are plenty in Florida, is not just for private roads. It is a HOA fee that covers the private gates, the roads, the clubhouse/rec center, the common area landscaping and just about everything else that we pay for in TV, only more expensive. When you go to a movie and pay for a ticket, and someone sneaks in and sits next to you, are you "entitled" for thinking they don't belong there? For thinking if they want to use this theater they should pay for the privilege? And not everyone who sneaks in from the outside intends on spending money at the stores----they are sneaking onto exec courses after they close and using pools, again without paying for the privilege.
If people want everything to be "free", and to have "equal rights" and the same standard of living, I would suggest they consider emigrating to North Korea. We are a capitalist nation and as such there will always be those that can afford a better home, golf course, community etc.

Couldn't have said it better myself.