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by spanky
Feb 29th, '24, 23:31
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases
Replies: 52
Views: 4044

Re: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases

We’ve never taxed wealth! Not around WW2 and not now. Top bracket on income was 90% until it was lowered to 70% under JFK. My point still stands. An income tax at any rate is still an INCOME tax. Not a WEALTH tax! Raising income taxes does not solve wealth inequality. Wealthy individuals often have...
by spanky
Feb 27th, '24, 23:25
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases
Replies: 52
Views: 4044

Re: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases

federal taxes on the wealthy went from 90%!!!! in the highest bracket around ww2 to a lower percentage than average workers pay. youre being ROBBED. We’ve never taxed wealth! Not around WW2 and not now. Top bracket on income was 90% until it was lowered to 70% under JFK. (Let’s try to keep this thr...
by spanky
Feb 27th, '24, 08:17
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases
Replies: 52
Views: 4044

Re: Town Meeting Day and Tax increases

asher2789 wrote: federal taxes on the wealthy went from 90%!!!! in the highest bracket around ww2 to a lower percentage than average workers pay. youre being ROBBED.
We’ve never taxed wealth! Not around WW2 and not now.
by spanky
Feb 25th, '24, 11:17
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Historical trail closure patterns
Replies: 47
Views: 2710

Re: Historical trail closure patterns

Might be tough selling village units with a 30% tax increase, plus discussion of a millionaries tax that starts at 400k or 500k and estate taxes levied if you own real estate in VT. So we are going to have a reassessment at peak COVID valuations plus new school funding. I can see the makings of the...
by spanky
Feb 23rd, '24, 20:56
Forum: Chatter
Topic: friday 2/23 report
Replies: 5
Views: 933

Re: friday 2/16 report

2/16? Someone please get me back to the future.
by spanky
Feb 23rd, '24, 13:16
Forum: Chatter
Topic: 2024 Spring Pass
Replies: 1
Views: 478

2024 Spring Pass

https://www.killington.com/plan-your-trip/tickets-passes/spring-pass Get your Spring Pass for unlimited skiing and riding from March 15, 2024 through the very last day of the season. Plus, your Spring Pass is also valid at Pico Mountain until it closes for the season. Pico, Midweek and Ikon passhold...
by spanky
Feb 22nd, '24, 22:27
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Needles Eye Quad status?
Replies: 120
Views: 14603

Re: Needles Eye Quad status?

And the Black Chair at Magic carried its first passengers today.
by spanky
Feb 22nd, '24, 20:54
Forum: Chatter
Topic: lift & trail reports
Replies: 24
Views: 1936

Re: lift & trail reports

MrsG wrote:Drove over and had a pre-prepped turkey sandwich
Sounds like you would’ve been better off assuming they were closed.
by spanky
Feb 22nd, '24, 20:51
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Crime
Replies: 48
Views: 7450

Re: Crime

easyrider16 wrote:But if ICE knew about two of them, how could they not know about all of them? I mean the NY post did.

Also, I agree that's a stupid policy. Local law enforcement should be *required* to tell ICE that it's picked up illegal/undocumented migrants.
No can do in a sanctuary city.
by spanky
Feb 20th, '24, 21:10
Forum: Chatter
Topic: monday 2/19 report
Replies: 12
Views: 1120

Re: monday 2/19 report

Pretty good 3 day weekend: 6” of snow to kick it off on Saturday, snow making on OL and SS, most of the trails open, no major operating snafus. Maybe I’m setting the bar too low. Saw Mike was bussing tables in KBL, which is a bit of, “okay this austerity thing has gone too far”, but oddly reassurin...
by spanky
Feb 18th, '24, 18:56
Forum: Chatter
Topic: sunday 2/18 report
Replies: 4
Views: 774

Re: sunday 2/18 report

Another good day at the Platty. Sold out and cars parked a half mile down the access road. Yet no line on the double and maybe a 5-10 minute wait for the triple. The best part was not feeling like you’re going to get mowed down by a yahoo. The trails definitely handle the uphill capacity well (even ...
by spanky
Feb 18th, '24, 18:53
Forum: Chatter
Topic: How bad were the lift lines today 2/17 ?
Replies: 20
Views: 1613

Re: How bad were the lift lines today 2/17 ?

I snagged this picture off the Hunter webcam late morning… IMG_7140.jpg No blackout there! As bad as that is, total sh*t show and all, it is a blackout day on most Epic passes. Yikes. Tomorrow is as well. Ah. I have an Epic Local which isn’t blacked out. I just assumed that was for all. Now I see t...
by spanky
Feb 17th, '24, 22:34
Forum: Chatter
Topic: How bad were the lift lines today 2/17 ?
Replies: 20
Views: 1613

Re: How bad were the lift lines today 2/17 ?

I snagged this picture off the Hunter webcam late morning…
IMG_7140.jpg
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No blackout there!
by spanky
Feb 16th, '24, 18:31
Forum: Chatter
Topic: Needles Eye Quad status?
Replies: 120
Views: 14603

Needles Eye Quad status?

All the complaining here really sucks. I hate it more than Killington’s lift issues.
by spanky
Feb 15th, '24, 20:33
Forum: Chatter
Topic: mike on the snowmaking plan
Replies: 32
Views: 2269

mike on the snowmaking plan

1. The Superstar chair has been discussed as our next replacement but it is not happening this spring – therefore – has no impact on snowmaking. If superstar is the next chair to be replaced and it is not this year, does that mean there are no new chairs this year? Or, is superstar replacement defe...