Ted, it doesn't sound like you are an economist. Somehow I think the explanation for why prices are high involves more than just property taxes; maybe limited inventory, maybe price insensitivity among decision-making consumers, maybe rapid turnover in tenants, or some combination of those factors and about ten more.
The arc of the moral universe is long, but bends towards justice. As is always true, that arc and history itself leaves many people and their ideas behind.
I wish people identifying things as "this is socialism" or "this is capitalism" had taken even high school econ or political science 01.
Most people in surgical recovery are still affected by the drugs they took prior to, during and immediately after the procedure. Yet clearly, to access her medical records, they require her able and informed consent. Col. Cashman sounds like he lives in a very black and white world, maybe he should visit ours some time.
Not sure the best solution to this problem is to pawn it off on the Trump administration to flail at for awhile.
You'd think the president of VSEA, who is also a corrections officer, would be more interested in solving the obviously deep problems in the corrections system than in attacking prosecutors who complain about prison abuse.
Re: “Burlington Reverses Decision to Demolish Homes Near the Airport”
I didn't see Tom Chittenden proposing that South Burlington pay $300 million for a 20% or 25% share in ownership of the airport. Maybe if the ask was a purchase instead of a seizure, the answer would be more receptive.