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Originally Posted by Advogado
You are certainly wrong this time. I am a registered Republican. I will point out, however, the hypocrisy of the the Developer's donating to conservative causes while accepting tens of millions of dollars in corporate welfare by using tax-exempt bonds (which are, in effect, subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer) to finance his development of The Villages.
By the way, are you or are you not, going to send the Developer your check for $860 to refund your share of the class-action-lawsuit settlement that you have so vehemently criticized in several posts?
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This response is exactly why we prefer not to align ourselves with the POA. The POA may have good intentions but the back-handed slaps at the Morse family are always being provided by many of the POA followers.
When a developer is competing in the real estate development corporate world, they need to compete on level ground in the area in which they develop. It's my understanding this development is not the only one in Florida that used these tax-exempt bonds for financing. Should the Morse family not use the tax-exempt bonds for financing if other developers are using them? Equal financial footing is critical to be successful in property development.
This is from the 2007 letter to the residents from the Developer:
Villages‘ residents seem to divide up into 3 basic groups:
Group 1 is the silent group. They love
living here. They don‘t want to bother
with anything. They just want to enjoy the
golden years of their retirement.
Group 2 wants to help. They love living
here and believe they can improve The Villages
by working with their developer.
They gravitate to the VHA.
Group 3 – they love living here. But,
they believe that the developer‘s goal is to
take advantage of the residents. They believe
they can improve The Villages by
challenging the developer and fighting for
residents‘ rights. They gravitate toward the
POA.
We find ourselves in the second group and believe in the Morse family's dedication to The Villages and believe they are doing their best to make this the best retirement area in the world.