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Vermont embarks on single-payer health care plan [set to begin in 2017]
American Thinker ^ | April 12, 2017 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 04/12/2014 7:13:34 PM PDT by grundle

I actually applaud this experiment. Let’s see how it works out. Vermont, as it happens, shares a long border with New Hampshire, which prides itself on having no income tax or sales tax. Let’s watch how people vote with their feet.

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21 posted on 04/12/2014 8:12:41 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: grundle

We’ll see how soon the Lenin, Trotsky or Stalin of today will appear and take charge.


22 posted on 04/12/2014 8:19:22 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (If His Arrogance knows where his BC is, why did he have to hire someone to Photoshop a new one?)
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To: Paladin2

You are correct P2. Outlaw federal and state income tax . All state and federal property tax. Allow only retail sales tax set by the constitution at say 15% or so. Remove the ability of congress or any federal or state agency to tax. Allow the Feds to raise the sales tax in a national emergency. BUT three quarters of the states to approve the emergency tax hike. In general this will solve our tax problem and encourage the federal government to legislate for national prosperity.


23 posted on 04/12/2014 8:19:44 PM PDT by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Paladin2

The founders preferred high tariffs to fund the government. Let foreign factories pay for access to our market.


24 posted on 04/12/2014 8:20:02 PM PDT by Soul of the South (Yesterday is gone. Today will be what we make of it.)
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To: Paladin2
So, I guess it's Consumption taxes that must prevail.

Here in the People's Republic of New Jersey, IIRC the consumption (sales) tax was the camel's nose under the tent. We now pay through the nose for property taxes -- and sales tax, and income tax, and business tax, and a death tax... we have a lottery too, so New Jersey eve taxes the inability to understand math and statistics. :)

Only way to starve the monster is to leave or to to go Galt.

Vermont will be interesting to watch -- but with a population of 626,630 and the health care resources of New Hampshire and Massachusetts to rely on, I'm not sure any conclusions made from this experiment will be the correct ones.

25 posted on 04/12/2014 8:24:04 PM PDT by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: grundle

Free loaders into Vermont, productive people out.


26 posted on 04/12/2014 8:29:11 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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The state used to be known for its machine tool and precision industries. Now it is known for maple syrup and lesbians.


27 posted on 04/12/2014 9:21:08 PM PDT by Last Dakotan
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To: RetiredTexasVet

In Vermont, they appeared a long time ago - the guy from the Chicago 7, Froines and his marxist, wife/child deserter friend, Lee Webb (I knew his wife).

Dave Dellinger, the Hanoi operative, moved their many decades ago along with hardcore reds and their weany marxist wannabes. That his how they took over the state.

Now, if the state takes on the marxist advocated and designed “singe payer health care plan”, we can say what a left-liberal financial angel of the Left (Martin Peretz of New Republic magazine) said when the Communist Party/Black extremists, took over the National Conference for New Politics. “They control it; let them pay for it”.

NCNP died out in a few years only to be resurrected as the “Socialist Scholars Conference” and eventually the marxist Democratic Socialists of America. (the DSA being the strongest marxist organization in the Obama election campaigns).

Just thought I’d throw in a little ideological history for you folks.


28 posted on 04/12/2014 9:38:12 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: grundle

Drat! Maple syrup prices will probably skyrocket to help pay for it.


29 posted on 04/13/2014 4:39:37 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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