Petition
WE ASK THAT YOU SIGN OUR PETITION TO IMPROVE VERMONT'S ECONOMIC HEALTH:
A message to our Governor & General Assembly
We, the undersigned, recognize that Vermont is on an unsustainable path of little or no private sector job growth, excessive government spending and overwhelming tax burdens that are among the very highest in the country. This condition predates the recession.
Our unsustainable and oppressive tax burdens need to be addressed with a comprehensive, Long-Term Economic Plan. One that provides a roadmap of hope and opportunity through economic and productivity growth, leading to the kind of quality job creation and affordable living standards all Vermonters deserve.
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| Name | City/Town | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rheaume | Colchester | We want our economic health restored. This is not done by taxing us Vermonters. You should control the wasteful spending and reduce your work force. I worked for the Federal Goverment and they are also top heavy. There is too much wasteful spending of money i.e. the circ highway in Essex for studies -- |
| Robert Ennis | Colchester | |
| Dale Gallipo | Rutland | |
| Penny Flood | Eden Mills | |
| Rudy Flood | Eden Mills | maybe if everyone in vermont just quit paying property taxes they would wake up. |
| Rick Steven | Essex Junction, Vermont | |
| David Smith | huntington, vt | |
| Don Gould | Bristol VT. | |
| David & Rachel Methot | South Burlington | why are we the number one taxed state per capita? what's the real deal? can't afford to live here where we grew up and certainly won't be able to afford to live here when we retire! |
| Richard Murray | SOUTH BURLINGTON | Legislate only what you can afford without raising taxes. Affuent homeowners are either leaving the state or partially living in tax free states to lessen the tax burden. Look at New Hampshire (where there is no state income tax) to see where you can gain outside ideas on government priorities. |
| Thomas Corrow | so.burlington | |
| Kerry-Ellen Rock | Burlington | If you raise the taxes on the people who own the businesses and provide the services the cost of all goods are going to go up. Tax the rich is a fallacy. Every company is going to make a % on the cost of goods. Raise taxes on the price of goods whether it is a Mom & Pop store or Hannafords Supermarket the cost of goods goes up and we all pay more. It's the old class war fare argument. People of VT are still voting democrats and then can't figure out why their taxes are going up. |
| Jim Rock | Burlington | You are never going to see the tax reductions until you reduce spending on failed social programs and entitlements. Vote the tax and spend democrats out of office and take back Vermont. If you keep on sending them back you will keep on paying more taxes. |
| Fred Messer | Waitsfield | |
| Charles Thweatt | Georgia` | 2007 was a disaster- legislative leadership tried to increade taxes on everything. Please start respecting Vermonters, especially those on "fixed incomes". We can no longer afford your out of control spending. I have seen too many people leave the State do to high taxes. |
| Bryan Hunt | South Burlington | Make every dollar count. Examine every expenditure to see if it is REALLY necessary. Clean up the welfare rolls--no more hand-outs. Turn welfare into WORK-FARE. Reform school funding (Act 60). You could make a million dollars and live in Underhill (or any other recieving town), and your school taxes would be subsidized by folks barely making ends meet in South Burlington. That's just not right. |
| Robert Mann | Colchester | Linking the school tax to income (instead of property value) is dangerous in that it can subsidize those people who have chosen to be conspicuous consumers, and penalizes people with good incomes who have chosen to live in smaller homes. We already have enough taxes based on income, continue to keep our homes taxed on their market values (as close as is possible). |
| Anonymous | Enosburg Falls | Raising the taxes would be devastating to us as well as all other families in the state of Vermont. Just think they say that I make to much to get fuel assistance but I can't even afford to eat! You have to make $1000.00 or less a month to qualify. Our mortgage is more than that a month and I'm not talking a castle! If they raise the taxes, All I see is the tax money being used to care of all the homeless in Vermont that they created because they raised the taxes. |
| Kelly Maitland | Enosburg | Why continue to talk about what we already have known for years and is getting worse. The feeling is that the high taxes pushes the middle and lower class out of Vermont to make room for the richer "flat landers" to have a piece of heavenly solitude all for themselves. The Vermonter has been a solid, tough, strong people that worked hard and knew how to enjoy our state and how to use it. We have been this way since the 1700's. Vermont Calvary and Green Mountain Boys of the Rebellion simply the best, and strongest regiment (and people)in the whole of war history! We need to pull together like our ancestors, and not be afraid and stand up for our Heritage, we are as strong as our weakest link,"Fear" |
| Todd Otten | South Burlington | My days in Vermont are unfortunately limited. Much as I loved growing up here and making it my home as an adult; the brutal fact of the matter is I am wasting valuable hard earned money the longer I stay. |