Business & Economics
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VT’s GWSA Doomsday Scenario Gets Quiet Rewrite
The climate modeling community is backing away from the extreme emissions scenarios that helped drive years of climate alarm. As Vermont continues enforcing the Global…
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How U.S. Patients Became the World’s Healthcare ATM
America’s high healthcare costs are not just a domestic failure — they help subsidize cheaper systems abroad. While countries like Switzerland, Norway, and Canada negotiate…
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What Did Act 250 Cost Vermont So Far?
Vermont’s per capita income has tracked 5–8 points below New Hampshire for 50 years — a gap that didn’t exist before Act 250. A synthetic…
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Collision Course: Vermont Education Spending
Vermont’s education spending has climbed to $2.2 billion while K-12 enrollment fell by 25,000 students since 2005. Property taxes spiked 18.5% in one year. Now…
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What Is the Laffer Curve?
The Laffer Curve describes how tax rates and government revenue interact, suggesting there’s a tipping point where higher taxes can reduce total collections. While the…
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VT Senator Tries 2nd-Home Tax Backdoor After Bills Stall
A stalled proposal to increase taxes on second homes has resurfaced in Montpelier, this time as amendment language tied to active legislation. Lawmakers are now…
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The VT Ed Funding Merry-Go-Round
Act 73 promised a new education funding system—but only after Vermont created larger school districts. That never happened. Instead, after years of work and hundreds…
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Becca, Bernie, Musk, & Math
Sanders and Khanna want a 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires, citing Musk as the poster child. But Musk’s companies directly employ roughly 160,000 people…
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Free Money for Vermont Babies: The Trump Account Nobody’s Talking About
Most Vermont parents have never heard of the Trump Account, but every U.S. citizen baby born between 2025 and 2028 qualifies for a free $1,000…
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What a Vermont-Shaped Data Center Could Look Like
Vermont’s climate flips the environmental math on AI data centers. Closed-loop cooling, buried construction, and six months of free cooling from winter air eliminate the…
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