[CindyDawg]

Many sell the house and live in these “homes”. It reduces home expenses and they get to travel. If a person chooses to use their retirement money this way...I figure that is their business. I laugh when I see the “spending our kids inheritance” bumper stickers.

[meadsjn]

You missed my point. You are correct that what people buy is their business. When people stop buying something, whoever makes that thing needs to make something different that will sell, or they are out of business.

The problem in Elkhart with the RV business is what the article is about. Dealer lots across the country are full of the million dollar models. Millionaires can only buy so many of those. They could downscale and make smaller models. They could make many other non-RV products with the same tools and materials. Instead the whole town is standing in line at the food bank, and the company is sitting idle.

This economic downturn is no surprize to any competent manager. Such a person would have, several years ago, directed a significant portion of their marketing budget to determine what they might make and sell when the super-luxury items don't sell.