Issue Position: Reconsider Every Tax

Issue Position

Can you explain how the property tax system works, especially the crucial "coefficient of dispersion" clause? Do you know how many Vermonters operate in the underground economy to evade all taxes and how many good jobs are moving out of state because we've forced well-paid workers to take up the slack? Vermont's incredibly complex tax system is the product of years of special interest infighting, and the result is an impenetrable maze and one of the highest tax burdens in the nation. That has awful consequences, especially for retired people and businesses. But there are only two things certain in life: Democrats do not know how to cut taxes, and the Shumlin Administration never will. So you have my word that simplifying the tax system and lowering your taxes will be a real priority of my administration because you can stimulate the economy with your money much better than government can.

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