CAROLINA DREAMIN’

Chris Campion compares the leftist model of Vermont with the “less progressive” model of North Carolina.

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Vermont: A shining economic city on the hill. Well, after you’re done laughing, all that’s left is to mop up the tears and the patchouli, and either move on, or move out.

The sad part of Vermont’s slow-rolling economic demise is that its politicians, its heroes of Progressivism ™ like Peter Shumlin, point to certain statistics as proof that policies are working, that Vermont is a “great” place for jobs, and that inaccurate reporting makes Vermonters leave Vermont to seek their fortunes. Vermont makes frequent appearances on the annual Worst Economic Indicators surveys, while other states like North Carolina, which have different points of view about the size and scope of government, and make frequent appearances in surveys of Fastest Growing States, Fastest Growing Cities, or 3rd Fastest-Growing State for Women-Owned Businesses. It’s not an accident.

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