Speaking of Uncle Joe...

Originally Posted by Riot

Here's the sad thing: news then interviewed an elderly couple, asked them if they liked Ryan's plan. They said, "yes, at least he has a plan, Obama doesn't".

Apparently these ignorant people are completely unawares that Obama's plan for Medicare was put into the ACA voted into law 2 years ago, and Obama's Medicare Plan is why this year they have free preventive medicine visits, and $600 less drug bills.

Same thing with my senior parents - they hate Obama, yet are happy they are paying less money through their Medicare this year - they certainly noticed - but they refuse to give Obama any credit for it.

The Villages is a curious enclave of retirees that covers parts of three counties here in Florida. Some of the residents are snowbirds attempting to skirt income tax laws in their true domiciliary states up north by claiming they are domiciled in Florida, a non-income tax state. I discovered this while working for the Census down here in 2010.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

The Villages is a curious enclave of retirees that covers parts of three counties here in Florida. Some of the residents are snowbirds attempting to skirt income tax laws in their true domiciliary states up north by claiming they are domiciled in Florida, a non-income tax state. I discovered this while working for the Census down here in 2010.

Been to the Villages couple times in the past...Is Lady of the Lake part of the villages?...Had friends from Ind and CT retire there..We usta rent a condo at New Smyrna in April and we would visit back and forth...and of course i spent many afternoons at Daytona dog track...

Originally Posted by bigrun

Is Lady of the Lake part of the villages?

No; Lady Lake is adjacent to The Villages, and is a town wholly within Lake County. The Villages is a sprawling planned community that covers parts of Lake, Marion, and Sumter Counties.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Ocala Mike

The Villages is a curious enclave of retirees that covers parts of three counties here in Florida. Some of the residents are snowbirds attempting to skirt income tax laws in their true domiciliary states up north by claiming they are domiciled in Florida, a non-income tax state. I discovered this while working for the Census down here in 2010.

Half the deeply Republican elders in my family have "half-year plus one day" residences in southwest Florida

They get mad at Obama when I tell them don't bother to leave the properties to we young folk, as those beach fronts will be under water by 2050

Originally Posted by Riot

Half the deeply Republican elders in my family have "half-year plus one day" residences in southwest Florida

"Half-year plus one day" might work for RESIDENCY purposes, but establishing one's DOMICILE for tax purposes is more complicated. I was an Income Tax Auditor for NY State back in the 90's, and I was assigned to the "snowbird" unit on Long Island. We collected lots of tax revenue from people who had a winter residence outside of NY (usually Florida), but maintained a permanent place of abode in NY and had NOT changed their domicile to FL. Changed their tax filing status from "Non-Resident" to "Resident" unless they could meet the burden of proof in establishing a change of domicile; most couldn't because they still had business and other ties to NY.