[villagegolfer]

Originally Posted by cabo35

It is sad to see that the usual suspects, by thoughtless accident or sinister design, continue to tacitly discourage those considering buying or building in the Villages as evidenced in this thread. You have to wonder how many future Villagers have turned away as a direct result of their unsettling, acid speculative rants. Oh....for sure they have an absolute right to their unbalanced suppositions and "right to know" warnings. However, at what point does their myopic conjecture do actual harm to the collective interest of the community as a whole. Open forums are a brilliant exercise in democracy. Unfortunately, in the heat of debate, real consequences and responsibility are sometimes absent from the equation.

I recall that Advogado has offered a clearly defined and articulate overview of the IRS issue. I believe I complemented him on that in this forum. However, I take vigorous exception to his abundant guess work and "what ifs" about an outcome that cannot be predicted because the entire subject is without significant precedent. Accordingly the bombardment of worst case scenario inferences based on incomplete information seems to be the predicate for gloomy cynicism. Others eagerly join the bash and aggressively perpetuate the most negative illusions about the matter in the worst possible terms to vicariously satisfy their "glass half empty" pessimism and/or their desire for an " I told you so outcome". What if The Villages win? With tongue-in-cheek.........do I get to say I told you so? Unfortunately those who based their decision on negative speculative outcomes by amateurs will have lost a great opportunity......while the critics continue to enjoy their own full access to the benefits of being Villagers. That presumes, of course, all the critics actually live in The Villages.

To advocate without doing harm would be a refreshing and welcome alternative.

As I have said before, "To those of you on the fence, be of good cheer and make the move. If we had waited six years ago for the perfect scenario.....we would have missed out on six years of enjoying new friends, great new neighbors, a fabulous lifestyle and what have become the best years of our lives."

Kentucky Blue......boy......did you nail it.....and with a magnificent economy of words....well done.

Yes, I wonder how many people they have driven away, also.