1. Voting “Yes” on Prop 4 would exacerbate Vermont’s affordability issues.
a. Providing equity programs (aka DEI, aka affirmative action) to state-sanctioned “historically marginalized groups” would sustain existing bureaucracy and create new bureaucracy, at taxpayer expense.
b. $1.2 billion of the State Fiscal Year 2027 budget is allocated to Human Services, representing the largest single expenditure category.
See page 8: https://finance.vermont.gov/sites/finance/files/documents/Budget%20Presentation%20FY27.pdf
c. Prop 4 would place a financial burden on taxpayers and private industries, would drive businesses and young adults out of Vermont, and would prevent Vermont from attracting new businesses.