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joeconn4 t1_jeaokkv wrote

Reply to comment by MichEalJOrdanslambo in Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

I posted on another thread and got downvoted hugely, but I believe in this so I'll post again...

I'm in favor of a toll system on all the federal highways in Vermont. EZ Pass, something a lot of us need if we drive highways in other states. With NY removing their tollbooths on the Thruway and going to EZ Pass I now either have to pay higher tolls the few times a year I drive the Thruway or I gotta buy an EZ Pass from NY. In other states I gotta avoid certain roads to avoid the "no EZ Pass" fees. It's not a big bucks thing, but it's a PITA thing. If Vermont added EZ Pass we'd pay like $15/year for each device. But, and here's what I'm surprised residents of this state can't get behind, I'd set the tolls for travel on I89/I91/I93 at $0 for in-state EZ Passes and whatever we want to set them at for out-of-state EZ Passes. $3 for travel on I91 from the Mass border to WRJ? $5 from WRJ to the Canadian border on I89? With all the tourists coming up to enjoy what this state offers, you can't tell me that small toll wouldn't amount to substantial revenue raised from people who don't live here. For me, that's the way to do it with minimal impact on Vermont residents.

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Greenlettertam t1_jeao80s wrote

Reply to comment by Bonespurfoundation in Burlington Housing Authority - not a good look. by StankyBo

I read the article: I kind of agree with Bonespur. We could open injection stations. This way we can cut down on overdoses. Arresting people makes better criminals. I will admit heroin addiction is a HUGE issue, if we can’t stop people from using, we may have to make things safer for the vulnerable. Dealing is a business though. The dealers have to go. If they are caught, eviction should be swift.

The tragedy is: the disabled and elderly are caught up in this.

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BudsKind802 t1_jeamrtb wrote

Reply to Why Gov. Scott must take a lesson from Israeli Parliament (Knesset) member Yitchak Pindrus by thesoleyid

Mr. Pindrus has been vital in helping Netanyahu achieve "Prime Minister for life" status, and has demonstrated he has no commitment to democracy or peace or even religious freedom for his constituency.

From 2021: >He called for the murder of "people who contribute to miscegenation", invoking a Biblical story about the murder of a Jewish man and non-Jewish woman while they were making love by lancing a spear through their engaged sexual organs.

> He made his comments on Monday while addressing - and looking at - Mansour Abbas, a Palestinian citizen of Israel who is a deputy minister in Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's coalition and the head of the Islamist Raam party.

Sounds like a nice guy to pattern after.

EDIT: Also, props to this bot for blocking any critical comments. Fuck back off to whatever sewer you climbed out from.

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FearandLoathinginBTV OP t1_jealzkq wrote

Reply to Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

My biggest gripe is that the committee is charging full steam ahead without a care for commissioner of finance and management’s statement on this bill’s effects:

>The agency’s new fees would go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.

>But the state’s commissioner of finance and management, Adam Greshin, said in an interview late last week that he does not think the fee increase is necessary. Fees charged by the state Agency of Transportation have increased “far faster than inflation” in recent decades, he said. Moreover, Greshin said he thinks the administration’s proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year already sets aside enough money for future fiscal years.

> At a time when households are feeling the effects of inflation themselves, “why are we asking Vermonters to dig into their pocketbooks and pay higher fees?” the commissioner said. “This is a fee increase on virtually every Vermonter who drives ... I mean, this is a big deal.”

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HeadPen5724 t1_jealb3h wrote

Reply to Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

They’ve gotten an increase BECAUSE of inflation… there’s a surplus because everything costs 50% more which means more tax dollars flowing in.

Montpelier has a spending problem and people really not to look hard at how their reps are voting. Just because they have your favorite letter next to their name doesn’t mean they’re doing you any favors ?

The DMV could be eliminated and the only meaningful difference would be the lack of long since expired printed off temp plates in the back window of a junk car.

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Malannan t1_jeakfmb wrote

Reply to comment by polarbearrape in Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

My kids have already said they have no interest in living here because of how expensive it is. They re truly worried about cost of living and they are teenagers. Scott has to get his head in the game here. Tax second home owners. Tax vacation properties. Tax Air BnB. Stop making this one of the hardest states to live in. The soul of our state will shrivel up and blow away in the slipstream of a thousand luxury SUVs if we don't.

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mysterious_bulges t1_jeakary wrote

Reply to comment by FyuckerFjord in Vermont House considers increasing DMV fees by FearandLoathinginBTV

Honestly I'm all for massive tax policies to try and break up large housing monopolies... I've rented in much larger cities and have had to deal with the amount of bs that is in Burlington. The main difference I have seen is that prior cities it was one person who owned just one other building or actually lived their themselves. The companies or families who own multiple locations are creating a bad situation for renters. I have no idea if this thought has any merit.. Merely the only thing I saw that was different after living here.

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