Rich People to the Rescue?

[DianeK]

When I first heard that Shumlin was concerned about all our wealthy residents leaving the state if taxed more my first thought was let's call their bluff! This article is very refreshing to read but does not surprise me. After all, Vermont is as much a state of mind as it is a location.

This is what Patriotism is all about!




"It’s not every day that a group of Vermonters asks to be taxed more. But that’s just what happened last week when 50 of the state’s wealthiest residents wrote Gov. Peter Shumlin a letter to say they’d pony up to help close the state’s $176 million budget gap and keep services intact for the poor, elderly and disabled.

Shumlin has so far followed in the rhetorical footsteps of governors Howard Dean and Jim Douglas, promising to hold off on further taxing the wealthy for fear they might up and move to New Hampshire or Florida. Another trick employed by the affluent is to spend six months a year in another state so they can file their taxes there. "

You can read the entire article here http://www.7dvt.com/searchindex/481

[Kayla2010]

1. Nice.....

As “Fair Game’ noted last week, Shumlin has made it clear he’s not interested in raising taxes on people earning more than $500,000 — the tax bracket to which he personally belongs

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