David Snedeker: ‘Strict liability’ bill would harm businesses

Editor’s note: This commentary is by David Snedeker, who is the executive director of the Northeastern Vermont Development Association.
Vermont has earned a reputation of being a national leader on many issues – from banning slavery to being the first state to legislatively pass marriage equality. Thus, Vermonters have many reasons to be proud of our groundbreaking efforts. However, it is not always wise to be first, and in some cases there are reasons why other states have not done