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Nope. FL law requires that tipped employees make at least the FL minimum wage ($8.46 per hour) with tips included. If they don't hit that with tips then the employer is required to make up the difference. FL minimum wage before tips for tipped employees is $5.44 per hour. Depending on where you work you can do much better than that.
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Agree that wages are low and could increase. How this fits with this thread is that just as raising cost for any builder, restaurant or any kind of business will result in higher consumer prices. Business will pass on cost. The public must be willing to accept higher cost and a little pain. You have to look at all the consequences of actions not just a few and determine if society overall is willing to accept the consequences of the actions.
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It is my understanding ( from an earlier post)that when the County gave the green light to continue building it was with the understanding that only if the County ( thus the tax payers) paid for all the road construction and road improvements that were needed. Thus the tax increase. The County probably doing the math with the increase knew they would be paid back big time with the additional tax dollars plus more commercial properties coming in time bringing their tax dollars also. Think it was a win win for both the County & The Developer plus ALL the jobs available to the trades performing the work. JMO
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There are those who hate the Developer and the VHA. There are those who hate the POA. I think they create a balance in all things TV. Learn from both and draw your own conclusions.
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Is there any state in the south that puts the needs of the worker bee ahead of its plantation owners? Florida is in transition, as a whole, eventually it will flip. But the plantation we live on, The Villages, will not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Just out of curiosity, how do you think people became billionaires from very little in a couple of generations?
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The strategy seems to be working quite well.
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Personally, I don't care if my taxes go up 300 bucks. Life sucks ya know. My challenge is timing this just right so I unload my house near it's peak, then move to an area which won't be as sensitive to the impending baby buster price decline. At that point I'll kick back. Too many people are getting their panties in a ruffle about a few bucks a year. Think how you'll feel down the road living in the worlds largest retirement shanty town. Not this guy.
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As we do not have a Mayor in the Villages, can someone tell me how we can have commissioners in the Villages. ?
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Why are the taxpayers, and not the developer, paying for the expansion of the village
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Village Community Development Districts Sumter County, FL - Official Website | Official Website "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears..." George Orwell |
:ohdear: As I posted before "They have nothing to worry about.... their jobs are safe!" :popcorn:
I mean think about it..... how do you vote out a commissioner if you don't know you have one? :shrug: |
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I think you misunderstand what happened. County Commissions are of crucial importance to any developer doing business in any county, and The Villages Developer has taken control of the Sumter County one--to his benefit and the detriment of Sumter County taxpayers. |
Being from Ohio I had never heard of impact fees. Doing a little research I found that they were declared illegal in 2012 by the state Supreme Court and considered a tax which had not been submitted to a vote. Roads and other infrastructure expenditures are paid for through realestate taxes as is done in Sumter County..
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I never said the workers doing the construction. All I said was they were working which means their spending money while working which is good for whatever county or wherever they are living. Food. Beverages gas oil electric etc are being bought and will be for a good many years. There is NOTHING that can be done to stop what’s started at this point. Just pay the bill and hope for the best for next years tax bill. The county won higher taxes, more roads, more houses, hopefully more businesses moving in which means more commercial property and more jobs for those looking for work
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It won't. The family overseers will make sure of that. "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears..." George Orwell |
Sounds like the Florida AG should take a look.
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Do some developments that have impact fees also have Bonds?
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And to think it all started with a trailer park and a dream... |
Why are the taxpayers, and not the developer, paying for the expansion of the village
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Not sustainable https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...7da7446368.jpg Other variables such as the decimation of defined benefit plans, overall lower real wages, student loans etc. the Gen X's and Millenials, plus the current surge of returning to living in cities as a choice will weigh heavily on future retirement community construction. Here, much less age diversity within the "walls" than every other large housing area in the USA makes it much more vulnerable to the demographic swing. I see a three year window of riding the price appreciation wave. IMHO "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears..." George Orwell |
I guess I'm not as much of a pessimist as some.
While I may question of the thinking and actions of many of the Gen X and Millennials, many more have proven themselves quite resourcefully and levelheaded looking towards the future. While the BPK has taken a dip from time to time, the population has continued to have a net increase and will continue to for the foreseeable future, helping to ensure a continued market as word continues to spread about the many positive aspects of this community. |
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Immigration will make up the downturn in births, so that future 'old folks' will be supported by younger people working...just as we're being supported by them now. |
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Good point and yes I understand that when it comes to shoring up our SS system. What is fuzzy is how much immigration will add to the over 65 ranks over the next 20 years. "The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears..." George Orwell |
Population in 1940 was 132 million now it is 329 million. The birth rate is down per 1000 but with so many more people the total births per year is about the same.
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My point - is that these people won't be contributing tax dollars after the work is done. Their contributions are temporary. That is WHY developers typically have to pay higher fees than the fee the Villages developers are paying, to build each house. Because any other contributions to the town that would typically cover the costs of the increased population using up all those town services, are temporary. You bring in workers to build buildings, that some of them will live in, and they will rely on more buildings being built, so that they can continue to afford to live in the buildings their boss built. It's basically a snake eating its own tail. Eventually - it will be fully consumed. |
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