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couldbeyourex t1_j3703rc wrote

I’ll let you know. People who grew up here in poverty and are now raising a family here do not fit in with the 40 something’s who moved here from the city to raise their privileged children away from crime and the rat race. We all coexist. However, we do not all mesh and often do not appreciate one another. We are a wide variety of folks from many walks of life. You may see a single wide on a tiny plot near a dairy farm not too far from a glorious home that owns half the mountainside and the couple who owns it pulls over half a mil annually. Basically, the actual people from here, are not the people who step into roles that represent the state on various municipal boards and sub committees in Montpelier… etc. and we do have a lot of smaller SM influencers making money in various ways digitally.

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TheTowerBard t1_j378332 wrote

Your assessment is spot on, but please recognize this is the case everywhere, not just VT. The poor and working class don't really have actual representation in any of our state governments. Which means it is all working as intended.

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headgasketidiot t1_j383l6b wrote

Yes. I believe there is only one renter in the entire legislature, and about 1/3 of legislators are landlords. We in this sub squabble about people from the other side of an imaginary line while the rich eat our lunch, as usual.

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zombienutz1 t1_j374zk0 wrote

This ^. The folks running the towns, cities, and state are not from VT and seem to be mostly ladder climbers and virtue signalers. Shit, our congressional delegation isn't even from here.

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