Moving to The Villages does not insulate a retiree any of those 10 factors listed in the OP's article and various residents have been visited by at least one of the 10 listed issues to support my statement. There have been for instance a number of foreclosures. There are examples of residents living above their means, of not sticking to a financial plan and other types of counterproductive behavior
Additionally when subject matters such as this come up someone invariable suggests that the government needs to step in. It is a canard because too much government is the problem that plague Americans today.
There certainly are some people who through no fault of their own fall on hard times, never had a chance from the start. Conversely there are also far too many people who are simply terrible at managing their lives or their finances. These people are easy to spot demand instant gratification and or have an entitlement mentality.
I have been repeatedly amazed at the number of residents who actually believe that moving to The Villages provides them the safety of a bubble
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