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Commentary

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Roper: Here comes the gas-powered car tax

The House Transportation Committee is about to take up H.552 which would, among other things, impose new taxes (or fines, depending upon how you look at it) on vehicles that get less than 24 miles per gallon of gasoline or diesel.

January 10, 2022 in Commentary.
Essex Westford School District

VISA update: Lawmakers review religious school public tuition, ‘explosive’ behavior problems, learning losses

Sen. Brian Campion said a majority of Senate members wish to ensure public dollars do not go to schools that discriminate. Also, kindergartners are demonstrating explosive behavior, and eighth graders are taking their social cues from Tik Tok. Ninth and tenth graders are showing increased substance use.

January 10, 2022 in Commentary.
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Meg Hansen: What the pandemic has taught me

It is really important that we treat COVID, and that is the only way that the disease can be held under control. But the issue has become so politicized that we are unable to have an honest discussion about the fact that treatment is the way forward.

January 9, 2022 in Commentary.
U.S. Secretary of Defense

Health Choice VT: CDC’s VAERS database reaches 1 million reported COVID vaccine injuries

The CDC’s data released December 31, 2021 contains 1,017,001 Covid vaccine-injury records. The WHO’s global database has collected 2,933,902 Covid vaccine-injury records. Attorney Aaron Siri says his firm seeing “an avalanche of submissions” from people seeking help to sue.

January 9, 2022 in Commentary.

Neil Johnson: Vermont State of the State — another opinion on it

Some of us believe Vermont is on the wrong course. This infusion of money from the Washington, D.C., teat will only make things worse.

January 9, 2022 in Commentary.
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Letter: Vermonters, be a voice of reason, attend COVID summit in Montpelier

What’s happening? We’ve seen lots of Covid scrambling. Recently there’s been strong voices saying much could have been prevented. Are we willing to consider this? Vermonters, attend the Global Covid Summit in Montpelier and Williston on Jan. 14-15.

January 9, 2022 in Commentary.
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John Klar: The truth about mandatory vaccines

For the government to restrict any fundamental right, it has the burden of proving a compelling governmental interest, accomplished by the least restrictive means. Rick Hubbard just ignores that existing law entirely.

January 7, 2022 in Commentary.
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McClaughry: Who pays federal income taxes?

Sen. Bernie Sanders has made a career out of claiming that rich people aren’t paying their fair share of income taxes. But I don’t ever recall Bernie actually citing federal income tax data to back up his charges.

January 7, 2022 in Commentary.
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Letter: New bill would establish Vermont child tax credit for parents earning up to $400K

The progressive/socialists in the legislature have just introduced H.510, an insanely expensive Vermont Child Tax Credit to grant $1,200 per child to parents making up to $400,000, and to adopt the incredibly complex federal advance payment scheme which has yet to experience its first tax season.

January 7, 2022 in Commentary.
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Steve Allen: As the COVID vaccine house of cards falls

The world is finally realizing what a scam the official reaction to the virus has been. Global governments have placed unconstitutional restrictions on their citizens, and the pharmaceutical companies and their share holders are reaping profits they only dreamed of a few years ago.

January 6, 2022 in Commentary.

Flemming: Vermont at high risk of gerrymandering, according to report

RepresentUs, an activist group with a decidedly progressively flavored website, notes “high-threat states are ripe for rigged maps, but may see minor protections in their current political landscape, basic transparency requirements or simple legal standards for mapmakers.”

January 6, 2022 in Commentary.
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Sen. Corey Parent: Statehouse Dems backing legislative districting map that favors party

On Tuesday, the Government Operations Committee began taking testimony on the multi-member map approved by the Democrat minority of the Apportionment Board, rather than the single-member map approved by the majority of the Board — with the goal to get an initial draft of the map voted out by Thursday. The minority map is beneficial to the Democrats.

January 6, 2022 in Commentary.

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