pretentiousignoramus

pretentiousignoramus t1_j22o0p9 wrote

Reply to Balancing trespassers with being neighborly by c_l_who

I suppose once things have been a way for so long they feel entitled, which sucks because there's no appreciation. Then if you do stop being hospitable, your reputation suffers unfairly. I wonder if another kind of posted sign basically.politely stating your case and expectations for use that people.might abide? Like posted on a trail?

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pretentiousignoramus t1_iy3py2i wrote

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

Yeah I'm not all about letting companies get away with murder; loosening regulatory restrictions regarding clean water, waste deposits etc. But if you're bringing in a business that might means employing more people with $50K + jobs and you can ease tax burdens to court some of those types of companies you'll have better paying jobs.

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pretentiousignoramus t1_iy3k5iu wrote

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

Typically that comes down to tax incentives. "Pro-business" certainly can go too far or you have companies taking advantage of a system. The biggest way I see cities getting ripped off are with ProSport stadiums. Football teams can get cities to spend a ton of money to pay for these stadiums and the cities typically look at the benefits of this sales tax that they will reap as well as the other benefits to local businesses who will also benefit from having a large population of people in their area. As far as Vermont's concerned if I have a private business I'm going to pay significantly more in taxes to have my business there rather than in New Hampshire or New York which means that I take my business the income that that business makes and the jobs that it would create as well as the tax revenue that you would get from the income tax from those jobs. I could see Vermont taking a more progressive attitude towards small business owners and giving them better tax breaks especially if they're paying x amount over a livable wage or whatever kind of targets that the state would want to set.

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pretentiousignoramus t1_iy34353 wrote

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

On paper, Vermont has 20 percent vacancy rate which is driven by 2nd homes and a lot get used as Air BnBs, sure. It seems plenty are okay with collecting taxes from out of staters who pay to not be around and keep Vt small. Up until 2010 the state population was shrinking. The state is not business friendly. Super Troopers was a film set in Vermont and filmed in New York because the tax credits were better. That's sad but happens everywhere. Still. Point made. Not business friendly. The biggest industries are healthcare and education. Bring em in, usher them out but nothing to keep them there in the meantime except seasonal or agricultural work.

The issue that's popped up in the past 5 years is investor purchasing of homes IMO. They price out individual buyers with cash offers. Banning short-term rentals not only would benefit actual BnBs which are dying in the state. It would also discourage investors and give working folks a chance.

There are jobs in Vermont that our of staters want but can't take because there is literally nowhere to live.

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pretentiousignoramus t1_ixly4gw wrote

Reply to comment by merightno in Best heating oil company to use? We need kerosene but can't afford $7/ gallon at the company we called. New to this type of heating and kinda struggling to figure this out. Company says minimum of 100 gallon order. Our tank is 275g . 275x7= omg in gonna freeze to death. by [deleted]

I assure you it's genuine ignorance. I thought that heating oil is basically diesel fuel. Diesel is basically kerosene. I think they're all very similar but have slightly different additives. Jet fuel is almost straight kerosene.

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