What is $2,000 to your family?
Email Blast Sent to Supporters on December 29, 2017. Subscribe!
Friends --
What does $2000 mean for your family? Putting off an important dental procedure? Not being able to invest in your child’s college fund or send them to summer camp? Skipping vital home repairs? Not being able to travel to see family and friends? Perhaps it’s having to choose between being able to set the thermostat above 58 all winter, or eat nothing but rice and chicken until the snow thaws.
Read moreHow much more will it cost you to live in VT?
Email Blast Sent to Supporters on December 28, 2017. Subscribe!
Fellow Vermonters,
How much more will it cost you to live in our great state next year? Let’s take a look at what happened in 2017.
August: Vermonters receive news that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBS-VT) insurance premiums will rise 9.2%, the largest increase ever. For a standard family silver level plan, this means an increase of nearly $113 per month, or $1,352 per year.
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December 28, 2017
Fellow Vermonters,
I am sure that, like me, you are somewhat relieved in leaving 2017 behind us. The level of political turmoil and uncertainty about big issues like health care and income taxes has been exhausting. However, there may be cause for even more apprehension heading into 2018.
Read moreVermont's High Cost of Living is Only Getting Higher
Email Blast Sent to Supporters on December 28, 2017. Subscribe!
Dear Friends,
Vermont has lost 20,000 students over the past two decades, with little change to the number of teachers, staff and administrators. Governor Scott recently announced Vermonters can expect another property tax increase to the tune of 7 percent or more. New school mergers promise little in the way of savings.
Simply put, our education funding system is pricing Vermonters out of the state and it’s unacceptable.
What is the solution? Decreasing costs is proving complicated and less than effective. Just look at Act 46 as an example, which shows no sign of proving its value.
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