Who the **** are you to tell us who we can and can not elect as our Senator? Should Vermont have to get permission from some backwater hell-hole before we chose who represents us?
Vermont IS a backwater hell-hole. More redneck asshats than Texas.
Vermont is:
1. The healthiest state in the union.
Vermont ranked healthiest state - Boston.com
2. The smartest.
Smartest State 2006-2007
3. one of the lowest in terms of unemployment
Unemployment Rates for States
4. Lowest in terms of people in poverty.
Percent below poverty level (most recent) by state
5. And among the most educated.
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/tables/10s0228.pdf
There are a few "redneck asshats", but not many.
I lived in VT for two great years. They have a lot going for them! But don't give Colonel Sanders the benefits. Colonel Sanders is in the US government. The VT state government is who should get credit for it!
Here is what they have going for it:
(1) They have small rural population that is less suspectible to crime and much easier to manage.
(2) They don't have an illegal immigrant problem, so their hospitals don't get overrun by illegals who skip on the bills, their schools aren't flooded with illegal children who need extra expensive care whose parents don't pay taxes and they don't have a welfare and food stamp problem for illegals. Americans are able to get the jobs that illegals take in other states, such as the construction, cook and farming jobs!
(3) Be honest they don't have the urban criminal problem that plagues most states like say IL, CA, FL or NY.
(4) They have lush forests, so lumber industry is huge in VT.
(5) Property is extremely inexpensive, food is dirt cheap and even people who work for minimum wage can afford a house, food on the table and gas for the car.
(6) They have lush farm land/
(7) The amazing ski mountains attract rich New Yorkers and Canadaians who spend a ton of money during the winter months.
(8) The cheap property and very cheap labor (some of the lowest in the country) allowed for an attractive environment for manufacturing and industrial companies regardless of the higher business taxes!
Vermont has done alright regardless of what Comrade Sanders tries to change!