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walterbernardjr t1_iy35ds2 wrote

Reply to comment by pretentiousignoramus in Why can't vermont tax Airnbn by Old_Ad_1301

This, exactly. Thanks for adding. All our family in Vermont is at retirement age or older, and nearly all their kids have left the state. Why? Jobs. This says it all. average annual employment growth over the past five years of -1.0%. The top three sectors by total employment are Real Estate and Rental and Leasing, Healthcare and Social Assistance, Manufacturing.

I think the state should look hard at what kind of incentives it can create to attract more businesses, especially in high growth sectors like tech, and healthcare.

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06EXTN t1_iy3dt25 wrote

let's not forget property taxes as a factor. It was literally the one reason I couldn't buy a home in VT. My friend lives in Duxbury and pays almost 5k a year for taxes. He has a well for water, his own septic, and lives on a public dirt road. And the local police are the State Police. so what are his taxes going for exactly when he gets almost zero services from the state and town? Schools mostly.

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No-Ganache7168 t1_iy6w11z wrote

Probably education. More than half of my taxes go to education and our local schools are a mess. I also live on a dirt road but drive on paved roads to get to work so I benefit from local taxes even though they have risen at a faster rate than my salary.

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pretentiousignoramus t1_iy38n7x wrote

There is enough room for growth in Vermont where families like mine would want to come in and revitalize small walkable towns. I would love to buy a rundown property in a decent small town work at the school My wife is a nurse. We're still trying to make it happen.

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random_vermonter t1_iy3jxam wrote

I’m not sure how more transplants are going to help when there’s a nasty housing crisis. I feel like people are ignoring this.

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pretentiousignoramus t1_iy62jmx wrote

You have a worker shortage as well though. Nurses, teachers, residential construction.

Vermont is paradoxically stuck. Not enough people for available jobs. Not enough housing for the current population.

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walterbernardjr t1_iy39080 wrote

Yeah, it’s possible for sure. It’s certainly easier if you’re closer to a large hospital (Burlington, Dartmouth)

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