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 Basic Information about Vermont and the Growing Costs of Vermont’s Government and Public Education System 

The State of Vermont has a population of about 645,000 Total People; Roughly 73,000 are children in kindergarten through 12th grade public schools. About 21% of Vermont’s Population are Seniors/Elderly (Age 65+) — that’s roughly 135,000 people, with many on fixed incomes or whose wealth is in their private land; owned for generations, along with their families.

 Vermont’s Annual State Budget has grown rapidly to its present amount of $9.4 Billion — Compared to New Hampshire’s annual budget of roughly $8 Billion, New Hampshire has more than twice the population of Vermont with an estimated population of 1,415 Million People. 

 Did you know? About 66% of Vermonters live in rural areas — that’s about 426,000 rural residents who carry a large part of the tax load. The State of Vermont directly employs and pays for over 23,000 Taxpayer- Funded workers in the Vermont State Government and Vermont Public Education System. 

Here's the breakdown: 

 8,661 State Government Employees (Executive Branch)

 7,881 K-12 Teachers 

 6,500 K-12 Support & Other Staff (Aides, Admins, Specialists, Etc.) 

That’s 23,042 State Employees Our Vermont Tax Dollars are paying for ... a massively bloated education workforce even as student enrollment keeps dropping. On top of the Vermont Employee Salaries, Taxpayers cover roughly $57,000 per State Worker and $30,000+ per Teacher in Benefits & Pensions. The average total compensation for State Workers exceeds $134,000 per person 

 Even so, more spending has been added through Act 59 and Act 181 "For land planning and administration costs.” Due to the Leftist Super-Majority of Vermont Legislators until the 2024 Election, Gov. Scott’s Veto of Act 181 was overridden adding more costs for Vermonters. Act 181 increased the already high number of Vermont State Employees by adding 159 more state paid jobs. The LURB Planning added 34 positions along with an additional 125 people to statewide planning commissions. That’s an additional 159 people in these paid planning categories with more jobs expected to be added in the future. 

 Vermont Rural Towns are shrinking, property taxes went up an average of over 40% in five years, and we have a large senior population on fixed incomes — Yet, our Vermont State Employee Payroll stays huge and continues to grow.

 DO YOU KNOW?

 • 90% of the Counties across America turned more RED in the 2024  Election (more conservative).

 • Republicans gained 55 State Legislative Seats Nationwide in the  2024 Election.

 • Of those 55 Legislative Seats Gained, 25 Seats were in the  Vermont Legislature. 

The Leftist Democrat/Progressive Super- Majority that existed in the Vermont Legislature was broken by the gains of the 2024 Election. 

 YES!! …… THIS IS ESPECIALLY SURPRISING FOR VERMONT!! WE NEED ALL VERMONTERS TO ENGAGE AND VOTE!! …. We need to continue increasing the number of conservative 2024 Seats gained in Vermont! The next Election is on Tuesday, November 3rd of 2026. 

           Turn up and Vote to keep Vermont affordable!