On Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:41:49 PM UTC-5, gtr wrote:
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> They're compelled to provide money to the place whether they eat there
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> or not. You'd think they would voice their viewpoint. But at a certain
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> point, particularly in "retirement communities" predictably bad is okay
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> because it's predictable.

I bet if enough residents banded together, they could vote to disband the dining room and all the rest of the frills, and do away with that assessment. Evidently, enough residents are satisfied with the arrangement.

(Remind me never to buy in an HOA type setting.)