I'm glad you recovered from bankruptcy and became wealthy if I ever have the misfortune of belonging to a HOA like yourself I know where to borrow a few bucks when my Special Assessment comes around.My 1982 bankruptcy was indeed a low point in my life. I was young and dumb. Bankruptcy laws were created to give people a second chance. I took that second chance and made a vow never to be poor again. Pension, I am collecting it, I am keeping it and I'm not complaining about it. I am no different than most, I have more than I need and less than I want. I Gladly accept two pensions, Social Security, Medicare and anything else available to me. My complaint is that the pension promise caused most to not accept the personal responsibility to save and invest for retirement. It's the old all your eggs in one basket mistake. As a matter of principle, I don't believe the taxpayer bailout was right.
It ruffles my feathers when you make a statement the Teamsters do not enrich you, although I worked for the best trucking co around, working conditions were deplorable in the 50s before the Teamsters came around.
You were not around and only have to go on hearsay, I was there.
You and every union, and non-union person involved in the trucking industry have been enriched by the Teamsters.
None would enjoy the salaries and benefits we have today.
They also said the taxpayer would benefit from deregulation, I have yet to see that, I certainly didn't see the benefit when I lost my job.
Back to the Special Assessment, I had a friend who owned a condo when a hurricane destroyed their boat docks and silted in the slips, his assessment was $20k.