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Originally Posted by jdulej
Like I said, It's a drug. I know (for myself) I would not put up with the way I see many customers in places like Cody's treat the wait staff. And I worked that sort of job in my youth. Also, any statistics measuring wealth around here is so skewed by the Villages as to be worthless, IMO.
Saying the above, I don't want to imply that the original OP is at all guilty. This thread has wandered all over the place.
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As usual.
But I have to believe that the presence and subsequent growth of The Villages has greatly expanded the employment opportunities for "the locals". (Sumter County unemployment rate July 1991-----9.2%, July 2021------6.5%)