David Flemming: Government shutdown could prove costly

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Flemming, of Burlington who is a policy analyst at the Ethan Allen Institute.
The Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office estimates that keeping legislators for the special session costs Vermont taxpayers $50,000 to $60,000 per day. But this is pennies next to the effect of a government shutdown, increased taxes and the coming pension crisis. As much as legislative leadership and the governor’s office like to blame each other, we have a righ