Daily reminder that even the worst-case right-wing estimates are that Medicare for All would save $300 billion a year - in addition to preventing shitshows like this. The reason we have horrific billing processes like this instead of universal healthcare is not because the latter would cost more.

I'll be going thru this soon too. My husband died and owes UVM for his final ER visit. Luckily its only a few grand, but they can pound sand because all he has in his estate is a couple used cars and a 25+ year old boat and he has alot more debt than assets. I'm still waiting for the probate court the accept my e-filing.

Try posting to r/legaladvice

Lawyer up and don’t pay or say shit until you do.

https://i.imgur.com/qP31yTF.png

indeed.

Something is off. Home prices are increasing at rates never seen before and I've never seen a viable explanation other than people moving here during the pandemic.

https://vtdigger.org/2023/02/16/a-vermont-perfect-storm-statewide-data-shows-record-spike-in-housing-prices/

What other explanation is there for the largest increase since records starting being kept?

it looks like there are some apartments included, def could be more

I don’t have anything helpful, but I did want to say this doesn’t happen in other countries.

So here's the thing - the way the post is titled makes it sound like increasing statehouse wages is a bad thing. I googled you and see that you've run for legislature before, and I also noticed in one of your comments that you agree this is a good thing.

Ironically, I think a lot of the people who are shitting on you would actually agree with you, but are thrown off by the post title. Notice how the replies supporting increased wages are being upvoted (including yours!), but the actual post is at 0 votes? There's a clear disconnect. Given your opinion on the subject, a more appropriate title may have been "Progress towards livable wages for VT lawmakers".

I have an honest question for you - do you think that the average person knows what a VT lawmaker is paid? I'd wager they don't, and when a person hears that VT lawmakers are going to double their salary, their gut reaction is going to be negative.

PS: I know that you didn't editorialize the title of this post, but do you really think people are going to even open the seven days article? They're coming here for the comments.

Yeah, I guess so. Brattleboro isn't a major hub of anything. There is no huge draw to the surrounding area either. Just seems a bit much to me.

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If you don't pay lawmakers a solid wage, you're going to get people who are already wealthy running the state. Low salaries are by design; they keeps the "poors" out of the statehouse.

Yeah that's what I was thinking.

There is money in the estate, But the crux of the issue is I need that money to fix the damage done to my place and I'm worried that UVM med is going to go for the jugular.

Grants from billionaire ghouls' "foundations" presumably.

Also worth noting that unless the OP's name is attached to the estate then not paying the bill will not affect his/her credit score, and UVM med can go suck a dick.

It's always good to keep in mind that any time a creditor threatens you, there is still only so much they can do. So unless they can come after you personally, I say let them send the notices and beg all they want. By the end the calendar year it becomes nothing more than a loss/write-off for them anyway.

> Dude right now it's an ugly 1950s one story building that's the most out of place building in downtown and has a negative impact on the overall feeling of enclosure and sense of place.

Yes, the existing building is very bad. That doesn't mean it should be replaced with something differently hideous. Why set the bar so low?

> One modern building in the entire town is not a bad thing.

There are already quite a few monstrosities: the library, the people's bank building, the coop. I fear this building will add one more bleak, unadorned 5-over-1 turd made out of petroleum glues to the list.

All I’m going to say is don’t pay anything at all unless it’s been through probate and assets have been itemized on paper. I have a friend who pays $1 a month for a spleen removal. I have one who got a $32,000 dollar bill for a helicopter ride and had full coverage blue cross/blue shield. You’ll get bills for more than a year but unless he/she had money or assets it’ll eventually get covered. Anything that’s of any value put it in an escrow account.

That has not been my experience lately. We lack anyone under 50 looking for work.

Have Medicaid and the hospital fight it out. If that doesn't work, have them itemize the bill, search costs of what services were performed, tell them you'll pay X amount.

Not sure if you are referring to the museum or the massage parlor, but this is the artist rendering of what the area where the bistro currently stands would look like after demolition and building.

Edit: Full gallery with all mockups avail here

https://preview.redd.it/dvc0hn79gjpa1.jpeg?width=2769&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=cb53fe062fd66b6abcd9cada73a1e3804f7a2c20

Have you talked to Medicaid? Pretty sure they should be paying out medical costs regardless of whether your friend survived or not. Sorry you are going through this.

I think the op is talking about the need to attract a workforce, which is true. Hiring is impossible here unless you want to teach a 60 year old how to turn on a computer. The problem is its hard to convince people to come here for jobs when the jobs won't cover the cost of housing.

Being fired for union activity is one of the only things employers aren't allowed to fire you for. Not saying that'll actually be enforced. No one said labor struggles were easy, just that they're worthwhile.

There is no influx of out of staters moving here. You can trivially debunk this by looking at Vermont's population in the census. From July 2021 to July 2022, Vermont's population increased by less than 100 people. A few thousand moved here one year, and everyone freaked out about it, and continues to freak out about it, despite it being less than 1% of the total population. Since then, it has returned to flatline.