Recent comments in /f/vermont

Thick_Piece t1_jeccgl2 wrote

You say this, but there are many middle class families like mine, I have two small dump trucks, two highly efficient cars for my business/employees, and a family car.

We are just hardly getting by because of the existing taxes and implementing more is not proper.

If the “carbon tax” goes through, customers will pay for that in another hidden tax. At some point it is too much. What are middle class folks supposed to do when it all comes to fruition?

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mojitz t1_jecaife wrote

Good start, but private schools should be banned entirely. Their primary function isn't education, but to serve as a place for the children of the elite to network and calcify their already substantial advantages within society. If you desperately want to spare your kids from the "horrors" of the public education system, then you should either be working to make that system better or else home schooling.

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Maleficent_Rope_7844 t1_jec7n66 wrote

>Sliding scale for some means the rest will have to pick up the tab.

Yes, that's literally what a "sliding scale" is. Some pay below-average rate, others pay above-average rate.

Your concerns could be resolved by simply factoring the number of people in the residence. It would have to be for it to be fair anyway, since it's people that use electricity, not residences.

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FearandLoathinginBTV OP t1_jec6m8i wrote

$89 is not the worst and a I can afford it. But there are many people living check to check in this state and these are across the board increases. These price increases range from a few dollars to a couple hundred $s.

Also, I frankly don’t give a damn how much you’re paying for anything in California or any other state. This is the Vermont subreddit.

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JodaUSA t1_jebsebl wrote

I don't care about having a decent paying job, I care about making it by. I'm Gen Z, I'm under no stupid illusion that life in this country is supposed to be any shade of good.

And I don't see myself taking my own life. As far as I know, I'm the only sane person, and there would be a bit of loss for the state. /hj

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