Gaelan Brown for VT State Senate

Business Sustainability + Government Decentralization + Personal Responsibility = A stronger, more independent Vermont

food, Energy Vermont needs to become more food and energy independent using our local natural resources, and we should aim to produce 75% of our own food, power and heat energy by 2020. This will create tens of thousands of jobs and keep hunreds of millions of dollars in our annual local economy.

budget, finance We may have to go back to 1990's budget levels. One systemic way to increase our financial stability could be a state-owned bank similar to the Bank of North Dakota, which is arguably the reason N. Dakota is the only state with a budget surplus.

independence Washington DC has lost all moral authority over Vermont. We need to exert our rights as a sovereign state. What would a politically independent Vermont look like? What could Vermont do if we spent our annual share of the cost of US military overstretch, $1.5 Billion, to build the local economy instead?

Health Care A State-level single-payer system could cut costs by 30%, but we also need Tort-reform and a focus on prevention and wellness. Vermont is the healthiest state in the nation, it's time for us to create a real solution and move beyond the left/right debates coming out of D.C.

Tax reformTax only unearned-income, not salary/wages. Reform property tax, moving to a land-rent-tax that does not penalize the creation of value. Reform Act 60, nullify NCLB, giving towns full control and responsibility over local education.

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Ten O'clock in the Garden of Good and Evil

Tue, 2010-06-01 18:07

What if the apple in the Garden of Eden was not an apple but something else?

http://greenopolis.com/goblog/bobferris/ten-o-clock-garden-good-and-evil

American Energy Act: a Backstop and a Starting Place

Fri, 2010-05-14 16:45

The American Energy Act recently released in the US Senate is a full ream of paper double sided. Here are some early thoughts on its content and what this legislation means. Visit http://greenopolis.com/goblog/bobferris/american-energy-act-our-backstop-and-starting-point to see my thoughts. Shred on Carbon Shredders.

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