The Real Test for Vermont’s Economy: Can People Build a Life Here?

The challenge facing Vermont is no longer simply creating jobs. It is creating the conditions that allow enough people to live here and fill them. That should shape how we think about the next legislative session. Housing policy is workforce policy. Child care is workforce policy. Education, health care, taxes, permitting, infrastructure and economic development all influence whether people can afford to stay in Vermont, move here and build a life.