Looks Like Nobody Has Been Forgotten!!

[Henry]

Vermonters who smoke, drink gin or whiskey, download books, own a boat or drive a car will soon pay state government more in taxes and fees.  Those who own a home will likely find their property taxes have increased when they get the bills later this summer.

Did I miss anyone??

[PotterFXFD]

Why balance a budget in tuff times when you can just raise taxes ?   



I for one would prefer to pay more in taxes then buy groceries.  Lyndsay probably wouldn't like college anyway.

[special ED]

YOU forgot bicycleists they need a tax too please..........

[cedarman]

From a previous posting in the Political section:

" . . . The Federal Stimulus package (ARRA) of $175 million made it possible to spend more while raising less money from Vermont taxpayers than last year. The only reason the total budget increased was due to the use of ARRA funds.
. . . .
 
The legislative budget that I voted for . . . was a budget that included millions of dollars in difficult cuts while maintaining a safety net of critical state services. It addressed a $291 million revenue short fall over two years with reductions, ARRA funds, and only $21.3 million in new state revenues distributed among many different taxpayer groups.


I still haven't figured out the math supporting this posting.