Vermont didn't get to become the second-poorest state in the Northeast for nothing.
Perhaps it should move itself closer to New York City or Boston.
I haven't done very much research on NY, but if you're suggesting they become more like MA, what with our below-average taxes, below-average spending, capped property taxes, and the 9th lowest amount of state and local government employees (as a % of the population), I'd think that'd be a good start.
Vermont didn't get to become the second-poorest state in the Northeast for nothing.
I bet it's the fault of those damn illegal immigrants sneaking through the Canadian border and getting free education and health care.
Vermont is unique in that it has achieved becoming poor without having any minority populations of note (and by "minority populations" I of course mean "Catholics"). They've really made history.
I assume he was suggesting that major metropolitan areas tend to be richer. Vermont not only lacks one of these, but also lacks the suburbs of one (ie, NH has portions of suburban Boston, CT of suburban New York).
