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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.
Despite the fact that [Sylvester] backed Shumlin's GOP rival, Lt. Gov. BRIAN DUBIE, in last fall's election, the gov appointed him chairman of the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors - a post he's held since MADELEINE KUNIN was in office (1985-91)."It is long-standing practice in Vermont that security expenses for travel with a governor are covered by the state," said SUSAN ALLEN, Shumlin's spokeswoman, "and this administration will continue that practice."See the full content of this document
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Rich People to the Rescue?
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 ...See the full content of this document
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