Vermont cannot spend its way into affordability

This commentary is by Elizabeth Brown, who is a state director at the Fiscal Alliance Foundation.Despite six years of skyrocketing state spending, with increases at twice the rate of inflation, for many the answer to Vermont’s affordability crisis continues to be more revenue, higher taxes and an expansion of government programs. With the third-highest total tax burden in the nation, why should taxpayers believe spending even more will make Vermont more affordable?New revenue proposals ha