[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town

Since you mentioned Chicago you know that the American Medical Association's headquarters are located there which is said to be the strongest trade union in the country. Just sayin'.'



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It's not a union, it's an organization, and in recent years nothing more than a lobby run by sub-specialists. I do not belong.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Pretty much everyone over the age of 19 is eligible to live here with some restrictions on the numbers.

There are plenty of people how work full and part time and plenty of people under the age of 55 that live here.

It is not a retirement community.

[CWGUY]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

For what I read and been told you only have to be over 19 (never heard of anybody being turned down wanting to buy), working or not has nothing to do with it. You just can't have children living with you under 19, unless you buy the three or four? villages that allow children (which way I understand it they don't get or pay for amenities?) which by the get to go to the villages charter school or any living outside of the villages working for the villages children gets to go to villages charter school. You can have your children living off campus and they get village ID. IMO they should have to pay Amenities, but what I have been told they can leach off they're parents that live in the villages and use the amenities. OK, if I gave out wrong information, I sure the villages lawyers will correct me?

[Chatbrat]

Remember what you made in 1985--that's the trade persons pay in Fl==$14.00/hr for electricians is the rate here--I paid my second year apprentices that in 1983/NJ

[pauld315]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Remember what you made in 1985--that's the trade persons pay in Fl==$14.00/hr for electricians is the rate here--I paid my second year apprentices that in 1983/NJ

28 states in the country are now right to work states including almost all of the southern states. The southern states is also where people are moving TO.

[Chatbrat]

Also, as a tradesman, working in the Fl heat & humidity-is not for everyone--especially since you're 57 & a welder--make your money up north, build your pension & SS

[Chatbrat]

Another BIG thing is Fl-doesn't recognize trade certifications from other states--you have to be re-certified or re licensed according to Fl standards

[graciegirl]

Many people still work and live here.

Many people don't work anymore and live here.

You aren't supposed to run a business out of your home if it involves the coming and going of people.

This is a great place to live.

Just about perfect.

I never thought that these years could be so good.

[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

It could happen, but it is not in an employer's best interest to fire their good workers. And unless that worker's boss IS the owner or CEO, that person also has a boss he answers to and so on. Good workers generally come to the attention of upper management, so firing one for other that "merit and fact" would be a bad idea. Good workers also come to the attention of competitors, so in the unlikely event he is fired, he will find a happy home elsewhere

I had 48 employees, and despite 3 department heads, an assistant manager and a manager, I always knew who was good and who was not so good. We once had an employee who would go home and post false and derogatory statements about our business on her facebook page. Once discovered, she was walked out the door the next morning. Imagine if she was a union worker, it would take forever to get rid of her.

Now, if this was 1917, I'd be the most pro-union person around. God bless those pioneers who were beaten by corporate thugs as they established worker's rights that are taken for granted today. But times have changed, unions have changed, and maybe the pendulum has swung too far. I'm all for fair wages, safe and good working environments, vacations and holidays, but don't see protecting bad workers in anyone's interest, other than the union itself.

While I agree that the scenario I used (assuming you were a good worker ) would not be in the company's/managers's "best interest," it's not exactly a rare anomaly that emotional actions are taken... in spite of an employer's/person's/company's best interest.

In fact...Nahhh, I'm not going there.

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by mulligan

Also keep in mind that Florida is an anti-union, right to work state, so you will be an employee at will. They can fire you without cause.

And, interestingly, for decades that his been the way that the voters of Florida have wanted it.

It is in the best interest of employers not to fire employees for no reason. The amount that they pay for Re-employment tax is affected by how often they fire employees. Employers with stable employment records receive reduced tax rates after a qualifying period.

[OldWelder57]

Thanks for the info. You've been a big help.

[OldWelder57]

Wow! Like I said before I just wanted some info on if I could live in your community and still wrk

[OldWelder57]

Thanks RJM.