Tag: Vermont

The Freest State vs. The Least Free

December 11, 2024December 9, 2024

by Right Side Up

We discuss the freest state vs. the least free, Education taxation, and Whether the majority misinterpreted the message from voters. Editors Note: If you have a podcast, we have an audience. Email steve@granitegrok.com for consideration. . Follow The ‘Grok on Rumble. Donate to the ‘Grok to keep the content coming.

Economic Freedom: NH No. 1, Vermont 46th.

December 10, 2024December 9, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Granite Staters have been celebrating another number one. No, it’s not the lowest tax burden, the safest state, or the lowest poverty level, though it consistently ranks best (or one of the best) for those. It is economic freedom, and New Hampshire is number one again—not just in the US but in all of North … Read more

Sleep-Deprived Observations on Yesterday’s Elections

November 6, 2024

by Rob Roper

VERMONT This was almost as good as it could possibly have gone for Vermont Republicans in 2024. Almost. In the State Senate Republicans won all of the “big five” targeted races (Beck, Brennan, Douglass, Mattos, and Hart) Mattos and Brennan even more decisively than I thought they would, plus one of the wildcards in Steve … Read more

Who Is Andrea Murray?

September 29, 2024

by Aaron Warner

Windsor County has long been a Democrat and Progressive stronghold. Its largest town, Hartford, has voted overwhelmingly blue (approximately 70%) since at least as long as they’ve used Dominion voting machines, maybe even longer. However a shift has been taking place of late, and one person who finds herself at the center of it is … Read more

Plainfield Erupts Over MAP Camp

September 28, 2024

by Aaron Warner

Details are starting to emerge surrounding the apparent pedophile meet-up at a Vermont campground located outside of the state capitol in the small town of Plainfield, VT. A town meeting held in Marshfield on September 17th and was attended by several dozen community members with many others attending online. At the meeting the owner of … Read more

Persecution & Ministry of Philip Zodhiates

August 23, 2024August 23, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Sent to me by a reader is the case of a man who was imprisoned for helping a mother and her child escape abuse. The mother, having found faith, sought to protect her child from her abusive former lesbian lover. Philip helped transport them to safety, leading to his imprisonment. Philip shares his journey and … Read more

On VT Bashing Christians and Ignoring Its State Constitution

July 16, 2024

by Skip

Vermont joins Oregon in hating Christians, going after not those wishing to adopt but those who want to give children a foster home while their parents get their acts together (a majority of the cases; I’ll put aside other types of reasons like parental deaths for now).

Who Made Vermont Use Fossil Fuels in the First Place?

July 16, 2024June 18, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Last week, I took Vermont Democrats to the rhetorical woodshed over a new law to charge fossil fuel companies for the cost of climate change. It was a fun ride but long-winded, so I published it on Substack.

Of Course, Vermont Has an Unconstitutional Religious Test

July 16, 2024June 7, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Have you ever seen someone you used to know whom you thought was put together well? Then you run into them years later, and they look like they just gave up. That’s Vermont.

Fossil Fuel Companies, the Ball Is in Your Court

June 3, 2024

by Ian Underwood

Apparently, Vermont is the first state to start forcing companies that sell fossil fuels to contribute to a climate clean-up fund.

Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed – American-Arab Antidiscrimination Committee photo

Palestinian ‘Student’ Compares Being Shot in Burlington, Vermont to Being Shot at in Gaza

July 16, 2024May 20, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

The New York Times (NYT) has a breathless piece by a Palestinian “shooting victim.” Hisham Awartani survived a gunshot wound he received in Burlington, Vermont, so why not compare that to getting shot at in Gaza?

Bananas: Governor Scott Hires Ted Lasso To Save Economy

May 3, 2024

by Johnny Bananas (Fake News Reporter!)

After seeing his state holding down the second worst spot in the country for economic prospects Governor Scott reached out to coach extraordinaire Ted Lasso in hopes he can work his magic to turn around Vermont’s bleak future.

Night Cap: Howard Dean Might Be Running for Governor of Vermont Again

July 16, 2024April 29, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Once Upon a Time, Howard Dean was the governor of Vermont. He ran for president a few cycles back (2004) and was doing well until the infamous scream in Iowa. The young folks loved him, but it flattened his curve, and John Kerry went on to win the party nomination. Dean’s not been idle but hasn’t run for elective office since.

Property ‘Tax Relief’ Means Property Taxes Will Go Up But Less Than They’d Like

April 28, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Democrats in Vermont are like Democrats in New Hampshire, New York, California, and the District of Catastrophe (DC). There’s no such thing as too much spending or too much taxation but for sh! ts and giggles, they like to call it things like tax relief. As in, we’d like to relieve you of more of your income with more taxes.

Granite Stater’s (Any Stater’s Actually) Can See What Democrats “Mean” by Looking At Vermont

July 16, 2024March 28, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

For years, Democrats in New Hampshire have pretended to be the Jimmy McMillin of property taxes. Like the rent, they are too damn high. If elected, they promise to do something about it. Lower them. Not taxes; those will go up; you just won’t see them.

As 16 and 17-Year-Olds Get Ready to Vote in Brattleboro … Why Doesn’t That Violate the State Constitution?

March 7, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

One thing you can say about the left is that they do not squander their majorities with concerns about how the electorate (or their respective bureaucratic states) will view their priorities. They just do it.

Burlington Crime Up 23% This Year

March 6, 2024

by Op-Ed

The February Burlington Police Chief’s Report is out, and though only two months into the year already, the data is continuing to trend upward.

The report states, “Incidents in 2024 are up 23% compared to 2023. BPD is addressing more incidents than in years with 50% fewer patrol officers.

Scott Endorses Haley After Equivocating On Divisive Speech

March 5, 2024

by Aaron Warner

Sundays are usually a day of rest and a time to, if one uses it to reflect on the goodness of God, escape the ubiquitous bad-mouthing of our fellow citizens. Today in the progressive strong-hold of South Burlington Nikki Haley was visiting Vermonters willing to entertain the idea she still has a chance against Republican juggernaut Donald Trump.

Murder is Good for their Politics

March 1, 2024

by Steve MacDonald

Interesting things happen when you embrace forced multi-culturalism with open borders, lawlessness, gang activity, depleted or stressed law enforcement, drugs, and Democrat control. More people end up dead.

Pay No Attention to That Billion Dollar Price Tag!

February 18, 2024

by Rob Roper

The House Ways & Means Committee took a short break from their frantic attempts to spackle over the disaster that is the estimated 20 percent plus property tax increase – an “unintended consequence” of previous legislative fiscal incompetence and/or indifference about what things cost – with a briefing on H.289, An act relating to the renewable energy standard.