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you_give_me_coupon t1_iy5ndq9 wrote

We regular people need to get angry, get organized, and make our elected officials terrified of us. Right now the state wants working-class Vermonters out and well-off out-of-staters in. This is a big reason why efforts to tax AirBnbs more, or crack down on hedge-fund ghouls owning them en masse (requiring AirBnbs to be owner-occupied 60% of the year, say) always get shot down, followed up by some VPR-class "fact checker" telling you that really, you don't actually want housing you can afford.

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Northwoods01 t1_iybe8y3 wrote

You're absolutely right about our legislators wanting local Vermonters to leave, they see us as obstacles. Chittenden county (transplants) dictates our elections I think. I also know that for many older locals their Airbnb is actually their retirement so maybe owners who are full time residents or retirees should catch a break.

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