Vote Christopher Hoyt For State Senate From Rutland County! :)
Hoyt4Rutland
One program that has drawn a lot of press—both good and
bad—that I have slight issue with is that program to recruit remote
workers to Vermont in exchange for $10,000. I can see the State’s
rationale, in that it would bring more tax revenue in from high
paying jobs. But it is also not very practical in that it does not
directly help local communities, per se, and does not make life
easier for Vermonters. I propose either doing away with this
program completely or, perhaps even better, changing it to a new
program that will recruit workers that actually make a difference to
communities.
There is a profound shortage of workers in certain skilled
trades—such as electricians, plumbers, carpenters, and HVAC
professionals. If you are trying to recruit workers to the state why
not recruit these types of workers? They probably make as much
or more money than many of the professionals working from
home, and they actually lend value to a community. I was on a 3
month waiting list just to get an electrician out to my home. This
seems a bit unacceptable/ridiculous to me for a functional society
to have to deal with. Maybe with more workers to go around
people wouldn’t have to wait forever to get their roofs fixed or
houses repaired.
Remote Worker Program Fix