From the Chittenden GOP Newsletter

      A recent University of New Hampshire poll revealed that most Vermonters feel that they are losing ground economically and have no expectation of improvement next year: 

    Only one in five Vermonters say they are better off financially than a year ago and few expect to be better off a year from now. 

   Four in ten say they struggled at least somewhat to afford necessities in the past year, and nearly half say they have put off a major purchase because of higher costs.

 A slim majority think it is likely that the national economy will enter a recession within the next year or is already in one. 

    Perceptions of the economy vary by partisanship and household income - Republicans and those with lower incomes are far more pessimistic than Democrats and those with higher incomes about their personal finances and the wider economy.

     This should be a wake-up call to the Democratic/Progressive Legislative Majority, but then again, many of them are in that higher income bracket for whom higher prices for food, housing, gas, etc. are only a minor annoyance at best. They will likely continue their tax and spend policies in the 2024 Session.

     Major party reorganization, a biennial legal requirement, will be underway from September through November. This month,  our town committees will be posting public notices to invite fellow residents to caucuses in which they may join the Chittenden County Republican Party. Ron Lawrence’s article in The Vermont Daily Chronicle makes an excellent case for those who feel they are losing ground economically to join us. Please share it widely with friends and family. We must grow our ranks in order to elect more fiscally responsible candidates.

     Our town committees are in the process of scheduling their reorganization caucuses. If you would like to know the details for a specific town, please contact Janet for more information:


Janet Metz
CCGOP Chair
janetmetz5@icloud.com

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