Don't shoot the messenger
Folks, the issue here is not where Ms. Ritchie lives or whether Ms. Ritchie likes The Villages or even whether The Villages is a great place to live. Ms. Ritchie is the messenger bringing Villagers a message about a potentially serious issue facing our future. It is an issue that has not been properly reported by the Developer's newspaper.
The two questions that posters should be asking are:
1. What happens if the IRS prevails here?
2. What can Villagers do to protect their investment and lifestyle against the consequences of such an outcome?
By the way, I love living here. I think the lifestyle is fantastic-- AND I would like it to stay that way. Read the book Lesiureville to learn about the deterioration of other senior communities and to get some insight into what goes on behind the scenes here (just ignore some of the book's minor inaccuracies, sensationalism, and depiction of The Villages as a site of senior sexual depravity).
Ask yourselves: What basis do I have for thinking that it is certain that our lifestyle, which caused us to pay a premium price for our homes, is preordained to continue forever?
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