Op-Ed: Why fossil fuels are not the answer to affordability
One thing nearly all Vermonters seem to agree on is that we want living in our state to be more affordable. When it comes to energy, continued dependence on high-cost and price-volatile fossil fuels like gasoline, fuel oil, and propane is not a path to affordability.
Op-Ed: A fairer tax system can make Vermont more affordable for all
Today in Vermont, the top 1% of income earners—those who make over $500,000 a year—pay a lower share of their income in state and local taxes than a Vermont family making about $80,000 a year, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
OPINION: We need both – expanded childcare and the Child Tax Credit
As a kid, I grew up in a working-class, lower-income, single-parent family and saw my Mom struggle to find reliable and affordable childcare options.
OPINION: We need both – expanded childcare and the Child Tax Credit, not one or the other
We need to stop with false choices that would harm the very families we are trying to help. We need to say yes to expanding childcare. But we also need to say no to taking away the Child Tax Credit. We can have both needed childcare expansion and our best tool to fight childhood poverty.
Affordable Heat Act cuts pollution, lowers costs for Vermonters
I grew up in a lower-income family, moving from apartment to apartment. Our family experienced firsthand the challenge of paying for high-cost, fossil fuel-based heat, often in un-weatherized apartments.
OPINION: Fact v. Fiction and the Clean Heat Standard
With the Clean Heat Standard, Vermont finally has an effective tool to help reduce dependence on fossil heating fuels. That’s important both for reducing climate pollution and reducing heating costs.