Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Right on. Those that replied with snide remarks... eventually, unfortunately, you will wake up one day and find yourself single. And when Social Security tells you that you can only now draw one benefit, yours or your spouses which ever one is larger you will appreciate how being single is in fact an arm of discrimination because of your status. Assuming like me, my husband and I worked all our lives paying in to social security from our paychecks and so did our employers. Then he dies at 66 and half our household income disappears. Our money we paid in to the fund, gone. The Income goes away, but you still have the mortgage, rent, taxes, insurance, utilities etc associated with household expenses. Then you find yourself dipping in to your investments for the shortage. Single people do get penalized in so many ways from taxation to small things like this person has brought up. For me it is a slap in the face as I certainly never expected to be single at such a young age.
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It isn’t discrimination at all . It is a common business practice called quantity discounts. The 1st pays a standard fee the 2nd gets a discount
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Has anyone heard of what they as going to do with Hacienda? I miss the cocktails and karaoke on Sundays.
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Sorry for your loss, but if all the items you listed were based on belly buttons, the rates would increase and overall costs would be approximately the same. As a married person, you would have been paying more over the last 40 years. It's a zero-sum situation.
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So glad you're moving on!
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Perhaps it gives a person a sense of entitlement and privilege...... Or perhaps they enjoy going to a pool that may be less crowded...... We’re priority golf members which automatically includes the priority pools . That gives us a sense of “entitlement and privilege“ when it comes to tee times and reduced green’s fees. We’ve never been to a priority pool . We have a family pool and a neighborhood pool less than 5 minutes away by golf cart ..... |
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Some people just like to find something to rag about. |
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I started a FT job at 15, paid into SS every year, at 50 my husband demands/ needs grew to the point I gave up working. We have been living on one income for the last 10 years. 2 people one income. I am 56. He is 60 with terminal cancer. We have one income. Yes I see your point and it’s not “fair” - one strong thing has Been pointed out to me: Life is not fair. I get reminded all the time. A pool membership is a luxury. There are many we have had to do without because of the unfair pricing in place but it has become common practice in today’s society to give a “discount” for a second at same address. I will soon be widowed and single. Paying the same as two for property taxes, amenity fees, garbage, etc. but we have had ONE income all this time and SS will not let me claim both SS. Also mention that SS has changed thanks to the people voting in people to make it an entitlement, instead of a benefit accrued in your lifetime. So I hope at least that illegal moving here at 65 enjoys my SS.
So yes a single person will feel the impact of “the many” decisions, as always... and it’s not fair. I sympathize- really do and I myself say to myself “Get over it or make a change” but after my struggles of things being “not fair”, it’s futile and I just want to be happy. So I see luxuries as such and IF we can afford we do, if not. We don’t. Ebb and flow.... Seen it a lot in my lifetime. |
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We have no children. We’ve payed school taxes all of our lives and have done so without a single complaint to anyone. If you do the math , that amounts to a substantial amount of $$$. And here on this post we have a whiner that complains about having to pay a relatively small amount for the privilege to use a priority pool ....... I just don’t get it ...... and from reading the other comments, the majority don’t agree that the whining is justified ..... |
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Why don't priority pools allow noodles?
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#43
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Keep this up and it will go to $200 and $400. Property taxes are the same because they are property taxes, not occupancy taxes.
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I really appreciate all of you anal retentive people that complain about everything. I think it's an "old people" syndrome, but it certainly is entertaining, thanks for the morning humor!
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Maybe you could call someone...…….
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