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contrary-contrarian t1_j20plkp wrote

Reply to Balancing trespassers with being neighborly by c_l_who

Sorry people are abusing the fact you open your land up. It is amazing that you do so and I hope a few sour apples don't spoil the bunch.

It could be helpful to see if there is a municipal recreation committee or a local trail organization that could help you communicate your needs to the public.

Many folks are simply ignorant of whose land they are on and how best to use it. With a little Help and communication they could be educated about when and where they can use the land. These organizations might also help you put up signage explaining when and where to recreate if that's something you'd be interested in.

I want to reiterate that opening your land up is a tremendous service to the community. I'm sure there are many people who use it respectfully and certainly don't mean you harm or annoyance.

Hopefully you can come to a reasonable solution! Best of luck

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TrumpImpeachedAugust t1_j20pd8d wrote

Reply to comment by you_give_me_coupon in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

> It got killed very quickly. Our legislators work for wealthy people and tourists, not us.

Our legislative compensation makes sure of this.

In order to be a legislator in Vermont, you either need to be independently wealthy, or otherwise self-funded, which tends to result in a lot of business-owner legislators.

I'm not just referring to the money needed in order to run for office--once they're in office, they need to have a source of wealth, because they are paid ~$750/week (plus a per diem) but only for the 18 weeks that the legislature is in session. The result is not enough to live on for a year.

This means that unless you happen to work in a field where you can just disappear for four months in a row every spring, you have to be independently wealthy or retired. If you or I ran for office and won, we'd probably be financially ruined.

It's a controversial opinion, but I think we need to pay our state legislators more. The current system means that regular Vermonters literally could not afford to hold office even if they won it. You'd be elected to office, have to quit your job, and then survive on the $14k/yr legislative salary plus whatever seasonal minimum wage jobs you could find. (Except a good legislator has work to do year-round, making seasonal employment even more difficult.)

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j20oc1m wrote

Reply to comment by FyuckerFjord in Vehicle Inspection for VT Newcomer by Footie57

Ugh sorry it was actually the lady at the DMV who told me about it go figure. But at least in the future it's something to consider especially if you give a car to your kid or whatever. Immediate family and that includes parents as well. Edit there is also a form you can still use to get some of it back if you can prove you paid tax in another state. That didn't work for us as NH has no tax but of course to make up for it a new car reg is insanely expensive for the first few years. They get ya anyway they can. Bloodsucking bastards really.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j20nlpt wrote

Reply to comment by FyuckerFjord in Vehicle Inspection for VT Newcomer by Footie57

Had this happen to my wife. She bought a new car in NH while she lived there some ten years later we come to VT and they wanted thousands in taxes as she bought it new that's the value they used. Well we found a loophole she just sold it to me for nothing and I paid no tax as family transfers are exempt. There is a form for it as well.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j20n5ox wrote

Reply to comment by BothCourage9285 in Vehicle Inspection for VT Newcomer by Footie57

Reminds me of the "click it or ticket" patrols my corrupt sheriffs dept. does. I even asked the sheriff directly how he can do such when it's a secondary offense he gave me some bs line basically he can do what he wants when federal grant money is on the table. Wrong but you get the picture.

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ArkeryStarkery t1_j20luzc wrote

Reply to comment by CHECK_FLOKI in Vermont lawmakers aim to make housing more available and affordable by dropkickninja

We tried that in Bratt. Devs wouldn't do it without an expiry date on the rent-controlled units. Now they're expired and downtown is riddled with empty luxury apartments holding out for $2k/mo.

Sorry if I can't find sympathy for the greedy bastards while shelters are full and people are freezing.

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iosysos OP t1_j20kuy4 wrote

Reply to comment by BothCourage9285 in Looking for VT mechanic for dirtbike to street-legal conversion by iosysos

In my state, I can't legally purchase a vehicle without a title. No exceptions. No title, no registration, can't insure it, etc.

In Vermont, you can register any vehicle older than 15 years old with just a bill of sale. No title necessary. Once you do that, a lot of states accept the Vermont registration and let you transfer that to your state, which will automatically get you a legit new title.

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