Candidate for Vermont House of Representatives - District Addison-4 in 2018 Vermont 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedEconomic development also means that the building blocks for growth are healthy. Those building blocks include a top notch public education system, sound infrastructure (roads, rail, airports, high-speed Internet), availability of quality housing close to places of employment, access to capital, job training, cultural and recreational opportunities plus other things businesses need and employees desire. The economic development culture comes by pulling all these things together, establishing an action plan and having a real buy-in from Legislative leaders and the executive branch. It is vital that we have economic growth. This growth will increase the tax base and this is important if we want to spread our states financial demands. Learn more
I will continue my efforts to accelerate our weatherization program especially to those who are challenged to pay for these home improvements. Learn more
We need to work on finding a flexible and reliable funding source moving forward. I believe assessing a fee on impervious surface landowners can be that resource. Learn more
We will always have increased financial pressures in Vermont government. In order to meet those pressures without increasing the expense to our existing population we need additional new revenues and this takes growth. Learn more
Mapping, which will result from their work, will give us impervious surface locations and size. With this information fees can be assessed annually and can vary depending upon the Clean Water Act’s needs. Learn more
We could also offer fee reductions for those owners that achieve remediation of the water run off on their properties. Learn more
There is a lot of motivation behind changing how providers, hospitals, doctors, etc., are compensated for their work. Currently we pay medical practitioners as we utilize their services. A hospital bill has so much per day for your bed, medications, testing, physicians, and so on. What is visualized is paying medical practices a set amount per year. Each medical institution would then manage this sum to provide the services needed to all patients. Also, there is a keen interest in paying for services rendered by outcomes. In both of these cases there will be cost saving incentives built into the plan. Learn more
I will renew my efforts in the new biennium to add more dollars to this valued First Time Home Buyer program. Learn more
Workforce development, housing, expanded cell and Internet access, have all seen effort and money over the last several years. We need to do more and continue the effort. Learn more
My bias is to consider moving more to an income tax based system where the greatest tax burden rests on those that have the greatest ability to pay. The devil is always in the details and making this kind of change requires that we consider some of the issues with this concept. For example, income tax receipts are subject to greater annual fluctuations than property tax revenues, which tend to be predictable. In addition, too much emphasis on the income tax could influence high-earning taxpayers’ decisions concerning residency. Learn more
Simplifying the tax rules and diversifying where we raise the needed education dollars will reduce this burden on homeowners and create a clearer education funding formula that makes sense. Learn more
Paid Family Leave is good for families and good for employers. Learn more
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