Just about to watch the Ch. 3 news as we usually do every weeknight, half-expecting another Tarrant ad, when we heard the words, "They're at it again..." A quick cut to a scene of the statehouse, with quick mentions of universal health care, sales tax, statewide preschool, and eminent domain... (things that of course Jeremy and I believe the government shouldn't be dealing with).
At the very end of the ad, there's tiny text at the bottom of the screen, saying, "Paid for by an affordable VT"
Hoping to get more info from the ad by seeing it again during the newscast, but it didn't reappear...
anyone heard of this organization or know who's behind the ad?
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Hello Charity,
Thanks for the link...
unfortunately, still not much info from the article; looks like this group's hard to find information about.
Here's their mention in the 'Senate takes up health reform as support grows for House plan' article:
But the other business group, Organizations for Affordable Vermont, said it merely would drive up costs, especially combined with other tax increase proposals in the House. "This laundry list of legislative initiatives heads Vermont in the wrong direction," said Shawn Banfield, state director of the National Federation of Vermont Businesses. "The added costs will make Vermont less affordable to live and do business."
Searching for the National Federation of Vermont Businesses on yahoo doesn't bring up much. Perhaps they will be more active, as a fellow Libertarian in Rutland recently heard a radio ad the group has out as well:
"Organizations for an affordable Vermont"?
They're running a radio ad down here by me (Rutland, Rock 105). If it had said it was paid for by us, I'd have only wondered where we got the money. Jaw dropper opposition to the health care bill in Montpelier. Direct, aggressive attack ad, never mentions either party. The title is probably "Don't bite the hand that feeds you". Even has a cute throw away line near the end to the effect "they don't want you to clip your dog's ears, but they're happy to clip you".
We'll be sure to stay tuned...
Thanks for posting the article Hardy!
As some of the readers may know, Hardy Machia is a former gubernatorial Libertarian Party candidate. His blog is located at:
http://www.freevermont.org
It appears this organization is trying to stand up to the statehouse for the taxpayers of Vermont; something that I think everyone can agree with.
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