state spending
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The Arithmetic of Decline: Vermont’s Unsustainable Fiscal Path
Vermont’s fiscal math is unforgiving: state spending grows at 5% annually while the tax base expands at only 2-3%. Property taxes have tripled since 2000,…
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The Consequences of Ignoring Reality – Part 2
Vermont’s fiscal pressures extend far beyond education funding. Housing scarcity, healthcare costs, workforce readiness, regulation, and demographic decline are compounding in ways that no single…
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The Consequences of Ignoring Reality – Part 1
Vermont’s education funding crisis is not the result of a single law or a broken formula. It is the visible collision point of decades of…
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When Vermont’s Budget Outruns Its Economy
Vermont’s state spending has grown far faster than its economy over the past 20 years, creating a heavy reliance on federal aid and increasing taxes.…
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VT’s Fiscal Imbalance: When Spending Outruns Growth
Vermont’s state spending has grown far faster than its economy over the past 20 years, creating a heavy reliance on federal aid and increasing taxes.…
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Vermont’s Economic Dilemma
Vermont’s state spending has grown far faster than its economy over the past 20 years, creating a heavy reliance on federal aid and increasing taxes.…
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VT’s Landlord-Tenant Report Misses the Mark: Ignoring Reality Comes at a Cost
Vermont’s housing crisis reveals a hard truth: you can ignore reality, but not the consequences of ignoring reality. Soaring property taxes and overspending have driven…
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Vermont’s Spending Habits
Vermont’s state spending has grown far faster than its economy over the past 20 years, creating a heavy reliance on federal aid and increasing taxes.…
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