> the less jobs associated with snow

Im fine with more manufacturing in VT. We need to shift our focus away from a service economy, its just not viable to generate the revenue we need to take care of our people. It is a wonderful addition but it can barely pay the bills and takes a shadow economy of some 5B worth of non profit efforts in addition to the official budget.

> The planet is more than warm enough as it is.

There is where we disagree. I LIKE this and every single other warmer winter, less snow to shovel, doesnt cost as much to stay alive and thawed out, and best part of all, fewer entitled asshole flatlanders coming up here to ski!

I wish you econazis would make up your minds,lol. Are we going to be flooded with climate refugees up here or will our small towns dry up and never be seen again?!

Businesses not related to the tourism industry will rise to replace whatever jobs are lost due to our transition into a warmer climate. I have to wonder why so many are simping so hard for an industry that makes it all but impossible for anyone but the well off to live here?

Every crisis is an opportunity. We need to figure out how to adapt to a changing planet if we are ever going to exist off this one. Im all for eliminating our dependence on FF, but not if its going to just make a different group of folks rich,off a different set of problematic resources, while main street folks still get screwed on the monthly utilities.

> if it means Vermont is as cold as it's supposed to be

Depends on what slice of the geological record you care to cherry pick i guess. Periods of warming have overall been beneficial to humanity.

>the ski hills close, countless small businesses will go under.

And others will rise to replace them.

We need to double and triple down on "Made in VT" so our people who reside here all year around can get paid enough to actually live in VT. We will always have tourism, skiing/wintersports, and agriculture.. we just need more of the rest of the industries that make up a functional economy too!

GOOD! VT's current economic ecosystem needs to go extinct! We have to adjust our lives and economies to the world we actually live in not the one those in the capital would like to where the state stays the scenic playground for the 10%.

Only when I grab the wheelbarrow instead of the sled to bring in firewood. Otherwise im am more than fine with the winter that we have had so far.

>A lot of the ones who stay are turning into anti work type and live with their parents forever.

I cant really blame them in a lot of ways. The private sector broke the social contract every chance it has ever gotten. Every protection and social safety program had to fought for often years or decades in the making... and then defended because they are still demonized and threatened all the time.

Business owners are not due workers to chase THEIR profiteering dreams. If the pay and benefits are not there, dont expect the people to be.

" We don’t live for free here "

You really dont belong here, that kind of thinking is welcomed in TX, AL, or FL. We try to take care of our people up here whether the private sector has a use for them or not.

When i was in the service i spent some time in the midwest, It was a snapshot of the layers of hills and mountains from here that helped me keep my sanity,lol. It's just so... Dull out there, nothing to draw the eye and make the mind wonder, what's over that hill?

TBH i dont even care if the majority of it (VT or even greater America itself ) goes against the rights that the LGBT community have had recognized. These are basic rights inherent to any and all self aware entities. Those who stand against such deserve no place in a civilized society.

Not enough churches.

Like for the most secular state how TF did we end up with every ville, hollow and hamlet having at least 2?

The 10 day forecast starting a week out from friday is looking crazy too. mid 30's to upper 40' for a week straight and lots of rain/mixed. I stopped clearing the drive after i got a path in and out this last storm and im just gonna see whats left in the new year,lol.

You as well.

For many of us they are an annoyance that we must tolerate in society. I get it, people love their furkids. .im the same way about cats. I'd find it annoying if there were a million cat pics flooding the sub too. Unlike dogs though cats dont generally get led along the same paths as people on leashes voiding their waste and invading the personal space of strangers.

Thats nice, Clean up after your damn mutts.

Well you asked in your other comment what the problem is. There you go! Tired of cleaning the (Edit: ) *excrement off my gd shoes/boots.

What do you mean no one likes the pics of our walking drooling shit factories? Im sure they really DO, I mean they couldnt have been lying to me when they said no no its fine. These are the same folks that say my wife is beautiful and my kids are smart!

/s

Belongs in r/DogsOfVermont

belongs in r/DogsOfVermont

Belongs in r/DogsOfVermont

Not here in the general sub. Odd how everyone piled on this trolling trend. I hope karma serves you all up nice an tall.

Like a lot of issues in the state there are limited actions we the people can take. We have 2 chances every election cycle to get someone halfway decent into office who will address the issues that main street VT needs fixed. Thats it! The primary and general elections, no ballot referendum to choose the policies and laws we live under, No recall powers of the people to remove bad actors once they are in power, until that changes i feel that any other changes will be like the legalization fight.. 5 election cycles and 15 years to eventually get anything done where a question on a ballot could have solved the problem fast.

It is sad that simply doing the right thing has become not the most basic bar but some kind of gold standard cause simple competence and being a human freaking being has been sacrificed on several altars.