Lawmakers Want Vermont To Create State Bank
January 20, 2012 A group of lawmakers wants Vermont to become the second state in the country to create a state bank. They believe a state bank would strengthen the Vermont economy by making more capital available to small businesses. VPR’s Bob Kinzel reports: (Kinzel) The creation of a state bank has been a priority [...]
Pollina: Inequality, economy are the issues
December 19, 2011 Washington County State Senator Anthony Pollina says the Legislature should recognize the growing income and wealth gap and work to reverse the trend he says is hurting our economy and families and making any real economic recovery more difficult. Pollina is introducing a resolution asking the Legislature to support policies that close [...]
A New Way to Measure the Health of Vermont Economy
Introducing Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) to Replace Gross Domestic Product (GDP) August 18, 2011 Washington County State Senator Anthony Pollina says Vermont needs a new way to measure the strength of our economy, one that better reflects what people are really experiencing. He will introduce a proposal to have Vermont use a Genuine Progress Indicator [...]
The question of greed
Times Argus Editorial August 21, 2011 The rift between the Progressive view and the Democratic view of the state of our economy was on full display Thursday when spokesmen for each addressed a rally held to defend Social Security and Medicare. A group of senior citizens had gathered in Montpelier to speak out against threats [...]
Retiree group rallies for entitlements
Times Argus, Vermont Press Bureau, Thatcher Moats August 19, 2011 MONTPELIER — Marguerite Desany, a 75-year-old Burlington resident, has been retired and enrolled in Medicare for more than a decade. But only in the past year has she started worrying that the government-run health insurance program could face cuts. “I’m a little worried,” Desany said, [...]
Fogel’s severance package outrageous, unjustified
Submitted by Sen. Anthony Pollina To the legislative members of the UVM Board of Trustees: I appreciate you providing the rationale behind your decision to give outgoing UVM President Dan Fogel an outrageous severance package. But, essentially you say it is justified because it is the norm and UVM has to go along to attract [...]
Taxes, budget will stress middle class – again
(or why I voted no on the tax and budget bills) I voted no on this year’s tax and budget bills because they raise taxes on the middle class, increase health care costs and cut important programs without asking the wealthiest to make any sacrifices at all. As usual, middle class working families and our [...]
The New Health Care Law: A Summary
Our new – historic – health care law has generated a lot of rhetoric, from all sides. While the law could in fact, set us on a path to a single payer type system, it also takes important steps to start controlling costs now. Under the law we will 1) establish an insurance exchange, required [...]