The Caledonian Record, a St. Johnsbury, Vt., newspaper, recently published a very insightful editorial entitled “Tale of Two States.” In this editorial, they compared the tax climate and cost of living in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Here are some of the salient points of the Caledonian Record editorial:
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