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brooklynite

(93,880 posts)
Thu May 31, 2018, 11:38 AM May 2018

Vermont governor signs bill to pay people $10K to move to state and work remotely

Source: The Hill

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (D) has signed a bill into law that will pay people $10,000 if they move to the state and work for an out-of-state employer remotely.

The bill, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, has budgeted grants for nearly 100 new remote workers in the first three years of the program, and 20 more workers per year for every year afterward.

Under the terms of bill, a new remote worker may be eligible for a grant under the program “for qualifying remote worker expenses in the amount of not more than $5,000.00 per year, not to exceed a total of $10,000.00 per individual new remote worker over the life of the program.”

Remote worker expenses that qualify for the grant include the purchase of computer software and hardware, broadband access or upgrade, and membership in a co-working or similar space.

Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/legislation/390046-vermont-governor-signs-bill-to-pay



I had a chat yesterday with Steve Marchand, candidate for Governor in New Hampshire, who said they had the same problem: an aging population and an inability to attract workers.
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Vermont governor signs bill to pay people $10K to move to state and work remotely (Original Post) brooklynite May 2018 OP
No welcome mat for immigrants, though? Ohiogal May 2018 #1
Chittenden county has long been a refugee resettlement area for decades karynnj May 2018 #11
Scott is a "R"... Wuddles440 May 2018 #2
The article says he is an R. Your paste says he's a D. Mike Rows His Boat May 2018 #3
Would they consider hiring OLD ME? CountAllVotes May 2018 #4
Good idea. Maine should do this. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah May 2018 #5
What? No one wants to move to Vermont? paleotn May 2018 #6
Me! I love Vermont MelissaB May 2018 #7
Everything I know about Vermont OriginalGeek May 2018 #8
Nice sweaters too! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo May 2018 #9
lol I was just saying to my wife last night OriginalGeek May 2018 #10
Nice call! Floyd R. Turbo May 2018 #12
I've wanted to go for the last 35 years. KatyaR May 2018 #13

karynnj

(59,475 posts)
11. Chittenden county has long been a refugee resettlement area for decades
Thu May 31, 2018, 01:24 PM
May 2018

(Burlington is there) In addition, Rutland was expecting 100 Syrians at the point that Trump stopped it with his Muslim ban. Vermont has Vietnamese, Bhutanese, Somalian, DRC, Iraqi and Syrian refugees that I know of.

Care to compare with Ohio??

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
4. Would they consider hiring OLD ME?
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:28 PM
May 2018

Old & sick?

Likely not.

These f'ers always say they'll do this and they'll do that but the reality is, they don't really care to do so.

WHO is their right mind would move to Vermont for $10K hoping for the best?



paleotn

(17,781 posts)
6. What? No one wants to move to Vermont?
Thu May 31, 2018, 12:58 PM
May 2018

Seriously, I find that interesting. I'd move in a heartbeat simply because I'd at least have some elected officials I could be proud of or at least respect. I get nauseous just thinking about mine. Roy Copper and Josh Stein excluded.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
8. Everything I know about Vermont
Thu May 31, 2018, 01:13 PM
May 2018

I learned on Newhart.

So yeah, I'm game but I doubt I could tear my wife away from her grandchildren and the warm weather here in Florida.


Man I'd love to have Larry, Darryl and Darryl come visit me though.

OriginalGeek

(12,132 posts)
10. lol I was just saying to my wife last night
Thu May 31, 2018, 01:22 PM
May 2018

(we were watching some new crime show that was set partly in Sweden and the folks had on sweaters) that I wished we lived somewhere a nice sweater like that would make sense. The older I get, the more I am attracted to sweaters. But here in FL it makes zero sense. At least, until I get into my 90s like my grandpa did - he had some light sweaters (think more Mr. Rogers style) but I like the looks of those thick sweaters.

She just looked at me like she was figuring how much a divorce would cost so I dropped it.

KatyaR

(3,445 posts)
13. I've wanted to go for the last 35 years.
Thu May 31, 2018, 06:13 PM
May 2018

I'd jump at this if I could get my employer to agree. I have the perfect job (I'm a grant writer).

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