Chittenden County FreedomWorks Meeting
Tonight, Heavenly and I attended the Chittenden County FreedomWorks meeting. I thought it was a very interesting meeting with a good turnout. We discussed the top issues facing Vermont including Health Care, Education, Taxes, and Property Rights.
City Council Meeting
At tonight’s city council meeting councilor Kurt Wright proposed a resolution that would place the following question on the ballot of the March, 2006 Annual City Meeting: “Shall the Vermont Legislature be urged to adopt legislation that would require that bargaining for teachers contracts in Vermont be accomplished either on a state wide basis with the possibility of allowances for legitimate regional differences, or, alternatively, on at least a regional basis?”.
Housing Super-Committee Meeting
We attended the Housing Super-Committee tonight. The discussion was about what can be done to improve the housing situation in Burlington.
Burlington Libertarian Party Urges Burlington to Not Pursue Rent Control
The stated purpose of the new rent control resolution proposed by councilors Fiermonte, P-Ward 3 and Ashe, P-Ward 3 is to help fix high rents. While the resolution was written with good intentions, the practice of rent control does not work. The problem is based on simple economics. The supply is less than the demand and you do not fix the supply by attacking it.
Rent Control in Burlington
Tonight we attended the Board of Finance meeting and the City Council meeting where rent control was discussed.
Health Care Public Forum
Tonight we attended the health care public forum put on by the Commission on Health Care Reform. The crowd overwhelmingly supported the proposed Universal Healthcare Bill. From what I heard, I think people, myself included, are a bit confused on what we would be getting.
Our Petition is Finished!
We finished our petition! Tonight we got the 17 signatures we needed for a total of 45. To be on the ballot we actually need 30, however its suggested to gather 45 so that you are covered if there are any errors.
Moran Plant Public Forum
We attended the Moran Plant Public Forum at the Burlington High School. We now have a lot more choices to choose from.
Armory Open House
We have held off from finishing the petition the last few days because of the rain. Tonight, we attended the Armory Open House, which was to get citizens to see what the Armory looked like and encourage ideas from the public.
Gathering signatures for the petition
We began gathering signatures for my petition to be on the ballot. We went around Farrington Mobile Home Park, where Heavenly and I live.
FDA Costs Lives
I came across a great article regarding the FDA written by Mary Ruwart, author of Healing our World. The article is entitled DEATH BY REGULATION: The Price We Pay For The FDA. I will read it for you now…
Gov. Douglas Reacts to Ruling
Article regarding Douglas’ reaction to a court ruling regarding the reimportation of prescription drugs from Canada.