[JoeDetweiler]

She’s missing one other thing. The country has been taken over by “homeowners associations.” My Parents and my Sister both live in communities that are controled by homeowners associations. The association mows their yards, it cleans their gutters and it rakes their leaves. Those sort of neighborhood jobs are becoming ancient history.

[Salvation]

But there are still yard firms, gutter cleaning firms, etc. that love to hire young people.

[cynwoody]

She’s missing one other thing. The country has been taken over by “homeowners associations.”

Huh?

The article makes that exact point.

Every month I cut a B of A bill payment to the Whatsit Hill Condominium Trust. The lawns get mowed and the leaves get blown. By illegales! But do I care? Hell no! Even if I get nominated to be AG or such, there will only be my naive check to the the HOA to be discovered. What's not to like?

[TexasGator]

“She’s missing one other thing. The country has been taken over by “homeowners associations.” My Parents and my Sister both live in communities that are controled by homeowners associations. The association mows their yards, it cleans their gutters and it rakes their leaves. Those sort of neighborhood jobs are becoming ancient history.”

Most HOA communities do not provide this service.