Dear Editor,
All of this school spending, better referred to as overspending, is now coming home to roost. Had there been corresponding results in outcomes, there may have been different mindsets to be under discussion. Remember now, the voters went to the polls and spoke loudly and clearly on the education money issues that are prevalent all across the state.
Act 60 was a failure in that it created punishment for the towns in Vermont that were fortunate enough to have a diverse grand list makeup, which usually produces the desired tax bases.
Some of us involved in local government predicted this would happen. Some never seem to learn that the hand that feeds the beast is the one to help in maintaining and properly structuring those entities that produce positive outcomes in tax bases.
Again, punishment from state policies saw Tambrands, Mal Tool, Howe Richardson, and others making plans for the exit as soon as it was decided where I-89 was going to be landing.
So, all of the above has been gradually coming back, showing outcomes. It is not difficult to figure out the goals of the many who have retired by now. The debate in the Legislature, along with the governor’s correct action, now is telling the story. It has been a long time in the making, but the golden egg suppliers have either moved or just do not exist anymore—at least in Vermont.
James Hall, Center Rutland
