[72lions]

Here’s an idea. Let The Villages lead the way in supporting those in need. Here’s how:

Assume 100,000 Villagers will receive $1,200. That’s $120 MILLION. Now, assume most don’t really NEED this money and 1 out if every 4 would part with it.

Let’s set up a Villages Community Foundation registered with the IRS and the State as a bone fide charitable organization.

Take the money - as much as $30 million and start providing gifts, grants and/or loans to our less fortunate workers and business owners as needed.

Who knows, maybe the Morse extended family could throw in a large contribution (tax deductible ) for good measure.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I AM VERY SERIOUS.

If you agree, simply post your support now. If you believe you could offer meaningful ideas and would like to help in some way, send me an email and I will start a group.

We owe something to the cashiers, restaurant workers, shop owners and their employees and others who make this a great community.

Thanks for reading.

Dale Smith
Village of Collier
VillagesCFoundation@gmail.com

[DianeM]

1. You have no idea who needs or does not need the stimulus check
2. The people you mention will also be receiving the same stimulus check
3. Owners of businesses can apply for loans, which will not need to be paid back, to pay the salaries of their employees
4. We all can tip generously if we do a pick up order for food
5. Doling out money to the masses kind of smacks of the liege Lord tossing crumbs to the peons. Talk about insulting.
Villagers are despised as it is. Let’s not make it worse.
6. The Morse family are not our parents. They owe us nothing.

[Gpsma]

No...the Morse Family owes nothing to anyone. Im not one to post groveling how they made TV for us, and this is heaven here because of them.

BUT....this is the community your grandfather started with great hopes to give retirees a wonderful place to live.

And not one word from them...billionaires.... just give something..say something...but no..nothing

[DianeM]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

No...the Morse Family owes nothing to anyone. Im not one to post groveling how they made TV for us, and this is heaven here because of them.

BUT....this is the community your grandfather started with great hopes to give retirees a wonderful place to live.

And not one word from them...billionaires.... just give something..say something...but no..nothing

Why should they? They are not our parents.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

No...the Morse Family owes nothing to anyone. Im not one to post groveling how they made TV for us, and this is heaven here because of them.

BUT....this is the community your grandfather started with great hopes to give retirees a wonderful place to live.

And not one word from them...billionaires.... just give something..say something...but no..nothing

You have absolutely no idea what the Morse family does with their money and neither do I, nor do I care, but the difference between you and me is that I'm not letting envy and jealousy eat me up over how much money they have. I grew up poor, like a bowl of rice or a bowl of corn meal mush for supper poor. I'm not rich now but I have enough money to live comfortably in The Villages. I got here by hard work and determination to do better by my family than my parents were able to. I received no hand outs from rich people and never sought money from them. Poor people just like rich people are in the situation they live in because of decisions they made in their life. Some chose wisely, some chose poorly.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

You have absolutely no idea what the Morse family does with their money and neither do I, nor do I care, but the difference between you and me is that I'm not letting envy and jealousy eat me up over how much money they have. I grew up poor, like a bowl of rice or a bowl of corn meal mush for supper poor. I'm not rich now but I have enough money to live comfortably in The Villages. I got here by hard work and determination to do better by my family than my parents were able to. I received no hand outs from rich people and never sought money from them. Poor people just like rich people are in the situation they live in because of decisions they made in their life. Some chose wisely, some chose poorly.

Thank you.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by DianeM

1. You have no idea who needs or does not need the stimulus check
2. The people you mention will also be receiving the same stimulus check
3. Owners of businesses can apply for loans, which will not need to be paid back, to pay the salaries of their employees
4. We all can tip generously if we do a pick up order for food
5. Doling out money to the masses kind of smacks of the liege Lord tossing crumbs to the peons. Talk about insulting.
Villagers are despised as it is. Let’s not make it worse.
6. The Morse family are not our parents. They owe us nothing.

So it's safe to say you are a "No" ?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

You have absolutely no idea what the Morse family does with their money and neither do I, nor do I care, but the difference between you and me is that I'm not letting envy and jealousy eat me up over how much money they have. I grew up poor, like a bowl of rice or a bowl of corn meal mush for supper poor. I'm not rich now but I have enough money to live comfortably in The Villages. I got here by hard work and determination to do better by my family than my parents were able to. I received no hand outs from rich people and never sought money from them. Poor people just like rich people are in the situation they live in because of decisions they made in their life. Some chose wisely, some chose poorly.

Thank you.

And I think the OP needs to think that a terrible economic situation is brewing and churning and as I said before it will probably get worse. It is even possible that people's company pensions may disappear. I think it wise in times of uncertainty to save your money and keep your money. Those needing it may be your own kin.

[saratogaman]

Poor people are poor because of decisions they've made? More likely they had the misfortune to be born in the wrong zip code and had poor schools. Florida school funding is among the lowest in the nation. Charter schools are a mixed bag for quality, not monitored for quality & safety and are not available to all kids. Oh, yes, what about discrimination against non-whites? Wasn't it Christ who said we should take care of the least of our brethren? Let loose with a few bucks for those who can most benefit.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by saratogaman

Poor people are poor because of decisions they've made? More likely they had the misfortune to be born in the wrong zip code and had poor schools. Florida school funding is among the lowest in the nation. Charter schools are a mixed bag for quality, not monitored for quality & safety and are not available to all kids. Oh, yes, what about discrimination against non-whites? Wasn't it Christ who said we should take care of the least of our brethren? Let loose with a few bucks for those who can most benefit.

You offer nothing but excuses. That is the crutch of lazy and incompetent people, it is never their fault always someone else has done them wrong. If you will do some research and reading you will find many poor white and minority individuals that overcame their obstacles and succeeded very well in their lives.

I'll relate a story a Hispanic friend of ours told me about her and her husband. Both of them grew up in a barrio in California to unmarried mothers living on welfare. Her mother encouraged her to drop out of high school, get pregnant and go on welfare so she could get a place to live and not have to work. It was a great life, sleep in and get paid. In school teachers didn't care if they turned in school papers and still gave them a passing grade so they could be moved through and out of the system. These are schools in the utopia of California where everything is so wonderful and equal. She and her husband individually made the decision to do as well in school as they could and graduate. The neighborhood they lived in was gang territory and it was hard to avoid getting in the wrong crowd. When she and her husband married they had a hard time with good paying jobs so he joined the army for an opportunity to better their lives. He has done well professionally in the military and living well. I met so many individuals in the army with similar stories who did what was necessary to better their lives. It's not impossible, not even difficult to change your life. What do people expect when they graduate from high school and not able to read or do math at the 6th grade level? It's all personal choice, nobody forced them to make the decisions they did.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Gpsma

No...the Morse Family owes nothing to anyone. Im not one to post groveling how they made TV for us, and this is heaven here because of them.

BUT....this is the community your grandfather started with great hopes to give retirees a wonderful place to live.

And not one word from them...billionaires.... just give something..say something...but no..nothing

Do you receive
The daily Sun? Do you read it?
I am not going thru the effort to look back thru this weeks Sun to find their comments...you can.

[Number 10 GI]

Originally Posted by saratogaman

Poor people are poor because of decisions they've made? More likely they had the misfortune to be born in the wrong zip code and had poor schools. Florida school funding is among the lowest in the nation. Charter schools are a mixed bag for quality, not monitored for quality & safety and are not available to all kids. Oh, yes, what about discrimination against non-whites? Wasn't it Christ who said we should take care of the least of our brethren? Let loose with a few bucks for those who can most benefit.

Christ also said that, paraphrasing here, if a man doesn't work he shouldn't expect to eat. Christ never advocated rewarding sloth and poor decisions. I have no problems with helping people who physically can't work or don't have the mental faculties to work.

[DianeM]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

You have absolutely no idea what the Morse family does with their money and neither do I, nor do I care, but the difference between you and me is that I'm not letting envy and jealousy eat me up over how much money they have. I grew up poor, like a bowl of rice or a bowl of corn meal mush for supper poor. I'm not rich now but I have enough money to live comfortably in The Villages. I got here by hard work and determination to do better by my family than my parents were able to. I received no hand outs from rich people and never sought money from them. Poor people just like rich people are in the situation they live in because of decisions they made in their life. Some chose wisely, some chose poorly.

Perfectly well said.

[rustyp]

Originally Posted by 72lions

Here’s an idea. Let The Villages lead the way in supporting those in need. Here’s how:

Assume 100,000 Villagers will receive $1,200. That’s $120 MILLION. Now, assume most don’t really NEED this money and 1 out if every 4 would part with it.

Let’s set up a Villages Community Foundation registered with the IRS and the State as a bone fide charitable organization.

Take the money - as much as $30 million and start providing gifts, grants and/or loans to our less fortunate workers and business owners as needed.

Who knows, maybe the Morse extended family could throw in a large contribution (tax deductible ) for good measure.

THIS IS NOT A JOKE. I AM VERY SERIOUS.

If you agree, simply post your support now. If you believe you could offer meaningful ideas and would like to help in some way, send me an email and I will start a group.

We owe something to the cashiers, restaurant workers, shop owners and their employees and others who make this a great community.

Thanks for reading.

Dale Smith
Village of Collier
VillagesCFoundation@gmail.com

How do you propose we select the officers of this foundation ?

[Villageswimmer]

OP, what is VillagesCFoundation?