Economic Development    The crisis of our state's affordability is a problem that we cannot tax our way out of. The aging of our workforce, and the slow erosion of our communities through the emigration of our young people, are problems we cannot tax our way out of. The solution to these problems requires economic growth and the creation of decent opportunities for people to live, work, and raise a family. We must do everything in our power to convince Vermont’s entrepreneurs and business owners that their ideas will be encouraged to succeed rather than challenged to survive.