Candidate Peter Shumlin speaks out of both sides of his mouth and thus I find it hard to trust what he says.
An excellent example of this in an interview appeared in the Vermont Business Magazine (VBM) October issue. He told VBM that his long-term strategic goal as governor would be “about reviving small businesses, creating jobs, and getting Vermonters back to work, and that's why I'm running.”
All very well and an admirable goal.
However, midway into the interview, he responds to a question about how he would go about reducing the cost of health care without switching to single payer.
I write to enumerate the reasons I will vote yes on pay-as-you-throw on June 29. PAYT represents a small change in how we deal with trash. PAYT will require that we place our trash in purchased bags that cost $1 for a 15-gallon bag and $2 for a 30-gallon...