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As soon as I saw that Blechman was behind the article I knew what to expect--another hack job by one who believes we should all be part of a government-controlled collective. Individual rights and liberties are anathema to him and his liberal-minded ilk.

Anyone who has read his book Leisureville (and I would recommend it even for the most pro-Mr. Morse follower out there) knows his dislike for the modern-day age-restricted retirement community (he feels that places like TV should be outlawed) and for Mr. Morse.

Did Mr. Morse take advantage of a legal loophole in his creation and operation of TV? Of course. When Florida's CDD law was being written, it was certainly expected that the developer would control the CDD until enough people moved in and the development was sustainable, then transition it into either a resident-sustained entity or merge it into a city or county government. Nobody expected a situation whereby a CDD would be structured in such a way that it would never transition from a developer-controlled one.

I'm an outsider (both not living in Florida and not old enough to move to TV) but I commend Mr. Morse. His father had essentially a floundering real estate business that could have easily been yet another failed enterprise as so many are. But his son learned from others (Del Webb) how successful retirement communities operate, and went well above and beyond what Webb did at Sun City. Essentially he did at TV what Henry Ford did in the early years at Ford Motor Company (nearly complete vertical integration) with the added twist of being able to legally control a governmental entity as well.