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Date Posted: 05:38:35 03/26/03 Wed
Author: James
Subject: Re: Still waiting on a House plan for Act 60
In reply to: Jane Hamilton 's message, "Re: Still waiting on a House plan for Act 60" on 14:47:48 03/25/03 Tue

From my sources, the Seante plan is not a good plan but the plan the house is putting together is even worse. Most GOPers that I have contact with don't support the house bill. I don't know what is up with Marron but he has been a thorn in the governors side on a few issues from what I've read.

sorry Lisa, I had an opinion.

>By the way it looks, Dick Marron is not really serious
>about working with the Governor to solve the education
>funding issue.
>
>>THE SENATE passed a plan unanimously (Dems and Repubs
>>worked together to come to complete consensus).
>>
>>THE GOVERNOR proposed a plan.
>>
>>And yet, Vermont waits ... and waits ... and waits ...
>>to see if the House is even going to pass a bill out
>>of committee ...
>>
>>The plan that the Ways and Means Committee is talking
>>about includes an income tax scheme that is so
>>regressive that no one is going to take it seriously
>>if it ever gets passed out of committee ... not even
>>the Governor.

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