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sandensea

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1. The Vermont moving incentive reminds me of Chevy Chase's Funny Farm

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2018, 02:15 PM

Dec 2018

The good citizens of Redbud, you'll recall, were offered $50 each - plus $15,000 to the town itself - if they'd reenact Norman Rockwell-like scenes to help lure prospective buyers.

His best comedy, I still think.

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New Laws, 2019: Vermont Pays People $10K To Move There, Internet Taxes, Pet Protection, More [View all] appalachiablue Dec 2018 OP

The Vermont moving incentive reminds me of Chevy Chase's Funny Farm sandensea Dec 2018 #1

Filmed in VT 1988, sounds funny, don't know how I missed it. appalachiablue Dec 2018 #5

The description left out the running joke csziggy Jan 2019 #30

Chevy's comedy I liked, saw plenty of his movies but appalachiablue Jan 2019 #31

LOL I could do it.... Historic NY Dec 2018 #2

Glad to hear the restriction on asking about pay history TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #3

While I certainly agree with the law myself I do wonder if its in any danger of a challenge on cstanleytech Dec 2018 #4

How about asking women if they are or are planning to get pregnant? X_Digger Dec 2018 #7

What then would be usable argument this is a specific restriction of speech? LanternWaste Jan 2019 #34

+1 appalachiablue Dec 2018 #6

Much better than paying corporations to move there! KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #8

So, they only need 50 households to move there? MineralMan Dec 2018 #9

It must have a low population for 50 workers to make a difference. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #12

Well, not all of Vermont is expensive. MineralMan Dec 2018 #13

Aren't you affected by the kind of people that are in the area? Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #16

I would never move to a red state. MineralMan Dec 2018 #19

I will move back to a sane area in the near future, if I can sell my house. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #20

It wouldn't bother you to live in a state that was over 95 percent white people? oberliner Dec 2018 #25

I don't know. I've never lived in such a state. MineralMan Jan 2019 #28

Given the unfortunate "cultural segregation" in many other states.... moriah Jan 2019 #32

That's a good point oberliner Jan 2019 #33

Depends on where you move to... paleotn Dec 2018 #15

We retired to Vermont karynnj Dec 2018 #27

The pay history law helps those of us who took low level jobs during the recession IronLionZion Dec 2018 #10

Sounds like a good deal. They don't want me, though. Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #11

I would welcome you handmade34 Dec 2018 #14

Thanks, handmade34! Honeycombe8 Dec 2018 #17

I have always thought I'd like to live in Vermont. llmart Dec 2018 #22

It is the least diverse state in the US oberliner Dec 2018 #23

It also holds five world records LanternWaste Jan 2019 #35

Which five? oberliner Jan 2019 #36

Happy New Year... handmade34 Jan 2019 #29

This is a Republican initiative incidentally oberliner Dec 2018 #18

How so? sl8 Jan 2019 #37

You're right oberliner Jan 2019 #38

I could live there at the end of Spring, all Summer and most of Fall. mahina Dec 2018 #21

Wouldn't the lack of diversity be an issue? oberliner Dec 2018 #24

I have no idea. mahina Dec 2018 #26