[Vermonter]

so it will also be fun to watch him explain why it is that he brought in Vermont's very first property tax (1997)

Let's be clear on this one. Vermont had a property tax all along but it was collected and used at the town level.

Under Dean, after a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, the state began to impound the school portion of the property tax, which the towns collected, and then re-apportioned it to the towns.

This will likely lead to a revolt in a few years

[Bonaparte]

Thanks for your on-the-scene clarification, V. Confiscating and re-allocating the proceeds of local property taxation is, in effect, the same as imposition of that tax by the state. I would love to see a property tax revolt in Vermont, along the lines of California's prop 13.