would be nice to see what Mead actually did & said. information is slim in this article, Middlebury College's article, and the wikipedia page for him. is this actually a nuanced subject, or is this "old man yells at clouds"? Likely the former, but it'd be nice to read more.

> The basis for the name removal was Gov. Mead’s support, in his farewell address of 1912, “for proposals to restrict the issuance of marriage licenses and to appoint a commission to study the use of a new operation called a vasectomy, which was a safer and more humane process of sterilization,” the lawsuit states. But claims that his comments caused sterilizations to happen 20 or 30 years later “is factually baseless and legally unjust,” Douglas wrote.

considering the republican and democratic parties swapped platforms somewhere around that time I don't think this is just blatant "im a republican and republicans good" move, but it could be. studying vasectomies is fine, the dude WAS literally a doctor so that makes sense. Restricting the issuance of marriage licenses is sus but I don't know what those licenses are, how they're given out, etc etc.

Any historians here to educate? I'd love to learn more.

edit: it’s not looking good for mr mead imo

I mean, that's true, but now we're at several layers more than "pay your fucking workers" which kind of implies corporate greed.

My parents and I could never figure out a good strat to Desert, whereas Island we can usually get a good thing going.

Oof.

It's definitely not worth it here if you can get out. Let VT turn into Long Island.

Jeezum Crow at Jay peak is usually a good time!

Are you working locally? If not, the moneyed work from home class is not going to be popular in that part of the state...

> Do we all understand that you can't have a well-rounded community without workers?

We do. The people calling the shots in the state do too. They just don't care.

The reggae fest! What, that doesn't exist anymore? Oh...

Vermont Bikepackers has a gear-share where you could borrow the gear your missing.

https://www.vermontbikepackers.org/gearshare

> staffing shortages.

Staffing shortages at the wages offered is how everyone should mentally translate that phrase every time you see it. Everything makes tons more sense that way.

It's more extensive than that. Replace capitalism with socialism.

Different wages would still exist for different jobs, and those wages are determined democratically by the workers. Wage inequality would still be present to some degree but the perverse and gross inequality we have today would no longer be present. Billionaires and most likely millionaires would not exist. CEO equivalents and senior leaders would still probably earn more than lower levels, but not at the obscene levels today. Jobs that require high levels of expertise, stress, or hard labor would probably be paid more. Workers come and go as they wish. Work is also not tied to healthcare/health insurance as insurance no longer exists. People would be much freer to change jobs as they see fit without insurance/benefits hanging over their heads. In an ironic twist, job migrations would probably be easier and more readily available than under capitalism.

Oh without a doubt, my wife and I love making chicken meatballs. Usually we’ll kill a whole bird for thanksgiving when family comes, but free range backyard birds are tough and gamey! Probably should have told OP haha

An old edition of The Joy of Cooking tought us everything we needed to know about processing (much like the instructions above), but with illustrations. They're tough enough that we find grinding the meat up for sausage patties or meatballs is their yummiest use.

I thought they were dumping this to pay for the $100 million childcare bill.

Woodstock isn't really "Vermont". It's "Vermont" in the sense that a resort in Cancun is "Mexico." Same with Stowe, Manchester, etc.

I looked at my taxes, which I did like 2 months ago. Just wanted to make sure that I got this. I use TurboTax... and they are pretty good about these things. It looks like this applies to children born 2017 and later fyi.

VT is the third most expensive state to live in, prepare to adjust expectations.

Sure, but how? How would you get people to apply? Or would they not have a choice?

Thanks,

Well, if you decide to, let DM me beforehand and I'll ride from Sheldon to the end with you, and I'll bring a beer or two :)

What? Why would I constantly be looking behind my back?

What if you already filed?

Hi, neighbor. :)

ha! nothing hidden, promise.

really appreciate the feedback!