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"The creation of a state bank has been a priority for Washington County senator Anthony Pollina for many years. Pollina has studied the operations of the only state bank in the country, it's located in North Dakota, and he thinks Vermont would benefit from having a similar operation.
Pollina wants to take most of the money that the state temporarily invests in large out of state investment banks and redirect these funds to a Vermont state bank that would focus on making low interest loans to small businesses and perhaps even underwrite student loans."
http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/93126/lawmakers-want-vermont-to-create-state-bank/
I love Vermont......
PA Democrat
(13,225 posts)mattvermont
(646 posts)Anthony Pollina is a great guy who has run for Governor a few times. I would put all my money into a state bank that invests in ourselves.
piratefish08
(3,133 posts)mattvermont
(646 posts)piratefish08
(3,133 posts)mattvermont
(646 posts)love the Hardwick area. We are way down in the southwest corner near Bennington, but have family in Woodstock, and have spent some time in the capitol. For a small state, it takes a long tome to get anywhere...3 hours from here to Montpelier.
handmade34
(22,755 posts)Greensboro/Hardwick... stay warm!
piratefish08
(3,133 posts)past.....
the revival going on in the area now with the new agriculture is drawing a lot of attention as well.....
a lot of areas of the US could learn lessons in sustainability from towns like Hardwick...
handmade34
(22,755 posts)in the past, but good things are coming...
my house is across from Joe's Pond but I travel for work so don't get there much...
one of my great grandfathers representing Vermont and protecting the Union
handmade34
(22,755 posts)limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)AdHocSolver
(2,561 posts)JackRiddler
(24,979 posts)instead of rewarding and rescuing the criminal enterprises of Wall Street with bailouts.
Yay Vermont!
eridani
(51,907 posts)But it is probably going to be easier in VT.