Vermont ski town considers joining NH

Come Back to NY · 01-09-2004, 11:57 AM

Tax-weary Vermont ski town considers joining New Hampshire

Friday, January 9, 2004 Posted: 11:07 AM EST (1607 GMT)

KILLINGTON, Vermont (AP) -- Officials in the popular ski resort area of Killington want the town to secede from Vermont and join neighboring New Hampshire in a dispute over taxes.

They say the town's restaurants, inns and other businesses send $10 million a year to the state capital in sales, room and meal taxes, but the state returns just $1 million in state aid to Killington.

Even more galling to the town is a statewide property tax imposed in 1997 to fund schools. The town of 1,092 won a Superior Court order that called the state's method of assessing local properties "arbitrary and capricious," but the state Supreme Court reversed that decision.

"It kind of reminds us of Colonial days," Town Manager David Lewis said Thursday. "The Colonies were being faced with the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, the Sugar Act. England wasn't giving them any rights. They were treating the Colonies as just a revenue source."

New Hampshire, just 25 miles east, has no income tax or sales tax.

Killington's Select Board wants to put the secession idea before voters on Town Meeting Day in March.

Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz said Killington has little chance of secession "absent an armed insurrection type of thing. ... A town is a construction of the state and exists at the pleasure of the Legislature."

New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said he would be flattered if Vermont wanted to join New Hampshire -- but he's not making any promises.

In Killington, not everyone likes the idea.

"I love having a Vermont address. I'm proud of it. It's a cool place to live," said resident Steven Kelly.

Yet many insiders feel residents of Vermont are embarrassed to continually have their names associated with Howard Dean, top Presidential candidate of the left.

"The man's a complete lunatic," stated Hilda Edinborough, "I'm moving to Crawford, Texas to get away from this crap!" ;)

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Section109Row15 · 01-09-2004, 01:45 PM

A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue.

If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works.

Come Back to NY · 01-09-2004, 01:58 PM

[quote][i]Originally posted by Section109Row15[/i]@Jan 9 2004, 02:45 PM
[b] A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue.

If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works. [/b][/quote]
you're either a communist or mold your life after Homer Simpson.....maybe you're a commie version of Homer Simpson... :lol:

Section109Row15 · 01-09-2004, 02:09 PM

[quote][b]you're either a communist or mold your life after Homer Simpson.....maybe you're a commie version of Homer Simpson...[/b][/quote]

That is how the system works. That is why NY State doesn't want to fund a stadium for the Jets or whoever else, because state taxes are spread out over the whole state.

Rich people pay a higher percentage in taxes (supposedly) to pay for the less fortunate. That is how our system is setup. If you don't see that than you are a moron, because that is pretty much the foundation of the Republican platform. They want the opposite, they want the poor to fend for themselves.

Come Back to NY · 01-09-2004, 08:16 PM

[i]A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue.

If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. [/i]

What I find humorous is who the fuq are you to tell any town in this nation what they need or don't need? Do you live there?

[i]Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works. [/i]

Maybe you should practice what you preach!

01-09-2004, 11:57 AM	#1
Come Back to NY Making lotsa $$$ off obama's stupidity... Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 31,407	Tax-weary Vermont ski town considers joining New Hampshire Friday, January 9, 2004 Posted: 11:07 AM EST (1607 GMT) KILLINGTON, Vermont (AP) -- Officials in the popular ski resort area of Killington want the town to secede from Vermont and join neighboring New Hampshire in a dispute over taxes. They say the town's restaurants, inns and other businesses send $10 million a year to the state capital in sales, room and meal taxes, but the state returns just $1 million in state aid to Killington. Even more galling to the town is a statewide property tax imposed in 1997 to fund schools. The town of 1,092 won a Superior Court order that called the state's method of assessing local properties "arbitrary and capricious," but the state Supreme Court reversed that decision. "It kind of reminds us of Colonial days," Town Manager David Lewis said Thursday. "The Colonies were being faced with the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, the Sugar Act. England wasn't giving them any rights. They were treating the Colonies as just a revenue source." New Hampshire, just 25 miles east, has no income tax or sales tax. Killington's Select Board wants to put the secession idea before voters on Town Meeting Day in March. Secretary of State Deborah Markowitz said Killington has little chance of secession "absent an armed insurrection type of thing. ... A town is a construction of the state and exists at the pleasure of the Legislature." New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State David Scanlan said he would be flattered if Vermont wanted to join New Hampshire -- but he's not making any promises. In Killington, not everyone likes the idea. "I love having a Vermont address. I'm proud of it. It's a cool place to live," said resident Steven Kelly. Yet many insiders feel residents of Vermont are embarrassed to continually have their names associated with Howard Dean, top Presidential candidate of the left. "The man's a complete lunatic," stated Hilda Edinborough, "I'm moving to Crawford, Texas to get away from this crap!" ;) [url=http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/09/vermont.secession.ap/index.html]http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast/01/09...n.ap/index.html[/url]

01-09-2004, 01:45 PM	#2
Section109Row15 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 3,406	A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue. If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works.

01-09-2004, 01:58 PM	#3
Come Back to NY Making lotsa $$$ off obama's stupidity... Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 31,407	[quote][i]Originally posted by Section109Row15[/i]@Jan 9 2004, 02:45 PM [b] A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue. If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works. [/b][/quote] you're either a communist or mold your life after Homer Simpson.....maybe you're a commie version of Homer Simpson... :lol:

01-09-2004, 02:09 PM	#4
Section109Row15 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Washington, D.C. Posts: 3,406	[quote][b]you're either a communist or mold your life after Homer Simpson.....maybe you're a commie version of Homer Simpson...[/b][/quote] That is how the system works. That is why NY State doesn't want to fund a stadium for the Jets or whoever else, because state taxes are spread out over the whole state. Rich people pay a higher percentage in taxes (supposedly) to pay for the less fortunate. That is how our system is setup. If you don't see that than you are a moron, because that is pretty much the foundation of the Republican platform. They want the opposite, they want the poor to fend for themselves.

01-09-2004, 08:16 PM	#5
Come Back to NY Making lotsa $$$ off obama's stupidity... Jets Insider VIP JetsInsider.com Legend Charter JI Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 31,407	[i]A town of 1,092 doesn't need more than $1 Million dollars in tax revenue. If they are paying $10M in taxes to the state, image how much profit they are making. [/i] What I find humorous is who the fuq are you to tell any town in this nation what they need or don't need? Do you live there? [i]Quit your *****ing and share the wealth, that is how America works. [/i] Maybe you should practice what you preach!