The history Russians and Communists want us to forget
The Soviet Union did not free the world of tyranny in World War II. It merely helped defeat one evil while ruthlessly attempting to supplant it with another one.
Roper: Radio host gets legislator to admit TCI is a tax
Proponents of TCI have been traveling the state in advance of the legislative session to peddle the notion that TCI is not a tax because the money raised will be “invested” in government programs, with the full expectation that we dumb citizens will actually buy it.
John de Bruin: The state of our little state
We the people have just about had enough of political BS — politicians work for us, we do not work for them. It is time to hold them accountable at the voting booth for violating their oath of office to protect the people.
Jeff Weld: Hyperbole, fear, and uninformed outrage run amok
A man nearly died at the hands of one of his coworkers, families nearly lost husbands and fathers, and the focus is instead on the contents of the load and the time of day they work? We should be applauding the efforts of the agencies that responded to clean up the spill and mitigate its impacts.
A better way to spend our education dollars
The U.S. must stop pouring more tax dollars into a failing education system without improving the system itself. Taking a cue from international leaders in encouraging vocational training through the use of education savings accounts would help us do just that.
Americans have almost entirely forgotten their history
According to a recently released survey, Americans are woefully uneducated about the most basic facts of our history, to the point where most couldn’t even pass a basic citizenship test.
Roper: How will Vermonters afford this agenda?
In all seriousness, how do our representatives expect us to pay for all of this? There are only about 320,000 taxpayers in Vermont. This ever-growing burden on so few shoulders is crushing. It has to stop.
Keelan: Can there be a moratorium on standardized school testing?
I am thankful that my wife and I don’t have any of our five children in elementary, middle or high school anymore. How today’s parents keep up with all of the changes in testing, grading and curriculum that keeps coming at them from the state and federal bureaucracy is perplexing.
Opinion: Why states are just saying no to unions
Although unions have influenced better worker protections and safer workplaces, many of their tactics have led to social and political unrest. Their demands for more for doing less have been a burden on our economy.
John Klar: With carbon tax, the big city ‘incentivizes’ rural Vermonters
A key watchword in 2020 will be “incentivizing.” Taxpayers must snap into alertness whenever they hear this shifty expression, because it masks true intent. In Orwellian fashion, the word generally is presented as a positive, when in fact it is always a negative.
McClaughry: What you need to know about TCI
TCI is a multistate regional agreement to drive up the price of motor fuel. It proposes to start at 5, 9 or 17 cents per gallon, and escalate upward from that, with no declared maximum.
Opinion: Capitalism helps protect the environment
A recent Rasmussen poll found 20% of voters feel we should eliminate capitalism to protect the environment. That’s like saying we should eliminate teachers to improve education.