Vermont Economy at a Glance

  • FY12 Budget Shortfall: $176 million, or 14%
    • One Family's Share: $1,132
  • Population: 621,760   Unemployment Rate: 6.2%   Poverty Rate: 9.4%
  • Median Household Income: $50,619
  • Potential Public Revenue from tax on natural resource extraction: $1,2 Billion / year
    • One Family's Share: $7,720 yearly
    • Currently collected by corporations tax-free
  • Cumulative Afghan & Iraq War Cost to Vermont:
    • $1,724,493,495 ...Not counting the cost of the illegal war in Libya!
    • One Family's Share: $11,904
Full Documentation on the Cost of War to Vermont families courtesy of CostOfWar.com.
Feb 222012
 
Nicole Matten Speaks out against State Control over Medical Choices Involving our Children

Nicole Matten lost her 7 yr old daughter last December 92 hrs after she received a flu shot.

Nicole asked to join the Vermont Coalition for Vaccine Choice, which has been set up to provide a voice for concerned parents against S.199 and H. 527, to help fight this unprecedented attack on parental rights here in Vermont.

Feb 122012
 
In Free Market, No GMO

Think. Should farmers & consumers in Vermont have as many rights as those in Europe, Australia and New Zealand? The European Union (EU) countries implemented mandatory labeling requirements for genetically engineered soy and corn. By the end of 1998, nearly all the grocery chains and fast food restaurants in the EU had eliminated genetically engineered [...]