Second-home taxes aren’t fair

Dear Editor,In our state, we care deeply about community and equity. There is now a clear battle over state identity when it comes to proposals to create a second-home tax. Is Vermont still Vermont if we remove the incentive for second homes? There seems to be a prevailing notion that most second homes belong to wealthy out-of-staters, driving up housing prices and pushing out Vermonters from Vermont. The emotional truth of this tax is to remove these out-of-staters so we can lower costs. 
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