Tell Your Legislator To Support "People's Plan" for Vermont

Vermont Workers' Center proposes an alternative to the Douglas Budget Cuts

The Vermont Workers' Center has been organizing opposition the cuts to public services and state layoffs proposed by Governor Douglas since the beginning of February. As an alternative, we are proposing a "People's Plan" to raise revenue instead of cutting programs and pass single-payer universal healthcare to save Vermont tens of millions of dollars.

The People’s Plan has three main thrusts:

- maintaining and expanding programs in areas of fundamental need, including human services, housing, education and employment;
- instituting equitable revenue policies that increase the contribution of the wealthy and tax unearned income at no less than the same rate as other income;
- establishing a system of universal healthcare that is equitable, is accountable to the people and eliminates all barriers to the enjoyment of the human right to health.

Bills that currently constitute the People’s Plan include H.100/S.88 (healthcare), H.177 (revenue) and H.257 (public services).

Take action here: http://www.unionvoice.org/campaign/peoplesplan

Learn more: www.workerscenter.org/peoplesplan