Last week, I talked about how the majority in Montpelier is trying to over-regulate contractors and handymen in Vermont. The Democrats and Progressives in the Vermont Legislature are also seeking to impose a brand-new rental registry for all rental properties in the state.
Will this legislature act next year to put a stop to this arbitrary, despotic and sometimes extortionate use of Act 250? Alas, almost certainly not, because it is owned by the enviro groups, notably the Vermont Natural Resources Council.
Just a few short years ago, Vermont led the nation in enacting legislation requiring labeling of food produced with genetic engineering (GMOs). Vermonters may have inadvertently turned themselves into GMOs when they got the COVID-19 vaccine.
Rather than doubling down on a vaccine-only strategy — with incentives of ice cream cones, million-dollar lotteries, or increased restrictions on those who choose not to vaccinate — health authorities should promote health and invest in outpatient treatment protocols.
Once the focus of health care shifts from healing the patient to chasing the next blockbuster medicinal product, it follows that financial gain should supersede efforts to eliminate this virus. Not surprisingly, it has been 20 months since COVID first surfaced in China, and health authorities still cannot recommend any treatment.
Yes, folks, the hubris in doctors who claim they are going to eliminate racism in the “system” echoes the painfully idiotic precedents of the eugenics and lobotomy movements in academia.
If Vermont communities really wanted to add residential housing units to their existing stock, why haven’t such communities changed their zoning laws, approved timetables, and developed a welcoming attitude to provide for new housing opportunities?
The Montpelier majority is not content with that. You see, they want to make it as difficult as possible for you to find someone on the free market to fix a door or repair your shed.
Drew Cline pointedly raises the question of which state is better off: low tax New Hampshire or high tax Vermont. That’s a pretty easy call.
Recent studies show that even workers who keep their jobs and receive higher wages can be made worse off through other changes to employment caused by minimum wage laws. That’s because wages aren’t the sum total of workers’ compensation.
At the July 26 meeting of the Vermont Climate Council, member Richard Cowart raised what he admitted might be “a thorny question.” Thorny or not, it was a very good one.
Critical race theory should not be forced upon young children, with their innocence and yet-undeveloped minds. Children are carefree and are accepting of everyone. They are without prejudice.