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E123334 t1_jdv1l3p wrote

No housing, low wages, young graduates leaving the state, lack of skilled trades, and yet anytime someone even mentions new development or flatlanders moving to the state, the crusty old Vermonters start crowing about “go back to where you came from”. We can’t have any change because it’s not the Vermont way. Lot of people just like to hear themselves complain.

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LobsterSuspicious836 t1_jdxvh00 wrote

If the out of staters stopped renting and buying our houses... current wages would be in line with the cost of living... QED.

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E123334 t1_jdy4ovm wrote

We need out of staters to come rent and buy our houses, because we can’t keep our own youth. We need workers, we need more housing, a lot more, far more than is being taken up buy second homeowners and vacation rentals. The vacancy rate in Burlington has been under 3% since before Airbnb was a thing.

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