Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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You are The BOMB G-Person!!! XO Mack
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Amen Graciegirl, Amen!!!
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My view is today is all you have right now, so enjoy today and be grateful for it.
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WELL SAID, Gracie!
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I am a bit confused by your statements, Rubicon. On one hand you state the Developer's appraisers were used and then you say "if true it was a conflict of interest". I assume the Developer used his appraisers findings when he responded to the IRS claim. Did the IRS use the same appraisals? Seems unlikely. I do not always agree with your positions but I respect them. I think you have studied this situation and your input has been helpful. It would be even more helpful if you would clarify the highlighted portions of your post. |
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Are there any such things out there anywhere we should know about that have been done by the developer here? Maybe that would help all feel better if they knew more about the generosity shown when it did not directly benefit them. Don't think selling anyone a house here would qualify as an example. No such thing as little people. The life they live and the kind of person they are is what matters not the bank account. Last edited by KeepingItReal; 03-16-2013 at 10:30 PM. |
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Most of us already feel better.
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that's a good question. I've always wondered that myself.
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Would Like to Know
Originally Posted by ilovetv
WELL SAID, Gracie! The same people who condemn the developers for being "millionaires and billionaires", "greedy" and "not paying their fair share" are the same ones who conveniently omit how much the developers "give back"--unnecessarily--to "the little people" enjoying life here in a home that costs a "mere" $85,000 to $200,000. Quote:
This way all would see that the loyalty and admiration a lot of folks have is not misguided nor misplaced..and it would provide an opportunity to prove so many wrong. Please tell us some of the things the developers "give back"--unnecessarily--to "the little people" as noted above. Please just note or give us a short list of the things done for others large or small that did not benefit (in some way) or put $$ into the pocket of the developer and that will do it. Maybe a large contribution to medical research or a homeless shelter. There must be at least a few things since he was a 2.5 Billionaire some time ago per Bloomberg. It would sure help everyone to be a little more understanding. EXAMPLE: Oprah Winfrey is a media mogul with a net worth of $2.7 Billion. In 2007, Oprah opened the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa, a boarding school for poverty-stricken girls. Must have cost quite a few dollars but nothing compared to her billions. As far as buying here it wasn't free for anyone and there is still a fee for most everything so ALL purchasers have only added to the developers wealth by buying here. We are just a customer to the developer and nothing more. He had a product he needs to sell to increase his wealth and we are the customers that bought his product. A considerable profit was made on every sale just like any other development. Additional profits continue each month. I did not expect anything free as nothing is but there were lots of things conviently kept quiet about or hidden that should have been made clear to any new buyer and finding out about those things afterwards just causes a lot of distrust. We should also know and remember that if we fail to pay even a single required bill or fee we will be met with another fee called a late fee at a minimum and possibly even legal proceedings so where is the love in that? Thanks Last edited by KeepingItReal; 03-17-2013 at 12:54 AM. Reason: Update |
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The part high lighted in red, I truly do not understand. But we have always paid our bills on time because our parents made us understand that not too was wrong and cheated the person who you owed.. A person who is in business to make money and makes money is not a terrible person. The developer employs thousands of people and enables thousands more to be employed. He doesn't put all of the money from the sales in his pocket. He enables the economy by buying supplies and paying wages. If a person is very successful in business doesn't mean they are crooks. Admittedly some are and I feel you are convinced the developers are because of the incorrect charges on the bond that you found. You are entitled to your opinion about them. The Morses do make large contributions to one of the political parties but that won't help your opinion unless you are an advocate of that party. As I have said before, maybe they are just all mean as snakes. But it is not a sin to be rich. If you rise early and work hard and sacrifice and take risks with your own money, and save part of what you earn, you will probably after many years of long days and much worry become rich in this country. There is rich and there is RICH. I am a little tired of people condemning the process of free enterprise in this country. I hope that wasn't political. The thing of it is, that NO ONE on this forum, as far as I can see really knows the family at all. If you want to go to search and read about the Moffitt center you will enlighten yourselves about the change of venue of the Relay for Life.
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I also remember a while back the developer also put the brakes on bringing the Viet Nam Memorial Wall to The Villages. I have neve heard about the Morses supporting a charity, and am really curious if they do so. We hear so much about the 4 jets he owns, the multi million dollar yacht, his ownership of the Villages banks, local newspaper, a television channel and an AM radio station. His realty company controls 60 percent of the re-sale market in the Villages. He even owns the utility company. And before someone jumps in and says he deserves it all, he's such a wonderful businessman, don't bother. I agree - he knows his financial P's and Q's. That's not what this post is about. But why do we hear nothing about charitable contributions? The guy is supposedly worth $2.5 billion. If we google other billionaires we see plenty of charity donations - look at Gates, Buffet. Bloomberg, Ted Turner, and others. But I can't come up with a single charitable donation from the Morses.
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The topic is the recent news article about the IRS valuation of the sale of amenity assets to the central CDD.
This thread is straying far off track and will soon be closed if the discussion doesn't get back on topic. |
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