"bought a second home here"

See, that right there is part of the issue. As another commenter rightfully pointed out, there is a shortage of workers here and so people from out of state may need to move here to work, but you're not contributing to fixing that issue. You're just taking away a home that a local person could have bought for themselves and their family and it's not even a house you need. I know people that have put off buying their first house for up to 3 years at this point because there's just not enough available for a reasonable price, because all of the potential options are being bought by out-of-staters for over-market prices, and these are people whose families have lived here for generations but are now being forced out of state due to a lack of housing.

Of course we're not going to run you out of town with torches and pitchforks. Vermont as a whole prides itself in caring for the people within our boundaries. But you're only hurting our situation, not helping it.

Depends on the day.

....New Jersey??

Personally, I'm a fan of the whole idea of extinction-level asteroids pelting the Earth and forcing human evolution to start from scratch all over again, but Santa never gives me what I want for Christmas. :[

*We don't want out-of-staters to move within the boundaries of our state considering almost no one who already lives in the state can find housing as it is.

Specific enough for ya, mister?

We don't want 'em.

Thank ya!

Only speaking for myself, but I was born and raised in Vermont in one of the "bigger" cities with some woodlandy shenanigans on the side. It might be a Hallmark movie shithole, but it's MY Hallmark movie shithole. ♥️

Now we just need it to be snowing and icy while a rainstorm and heatwave rolls in.

I mean...it isn't too far off. Lol.