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The Ethan Allen Institute presents…

Putting Vermont Back on Track
How the Power of Ideas Can Make Change Happen

Featuring: Lawrence Reed

Sheraton Burlington Conference Center
Thursday, October 15, 2009  – 5:30pm

Lawrence Reed is the founder and for twenty years President of Michigan’s Mackinac Center for Public Policy, long considered the most influential free-market state think tank in the nation. His address, part of the ongoing Sheraton Economic Series, will focus on how the ideas of individual liberty, private property, limited government and competitive free enterprise can be packaged to promote increased economic opportunity and prosperity for Vermonters. Reed is now President of the Foundation for Economic Education in Irvington-on-Hudson NY. In the past twenty years, he has authored over 1,000 newspaper columns and articles, 200 radio commentaries, dozens of articles in magazines and journals in the U. S. and abroad, as well as five books. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, and USA Today,  among many others. Reed?s most recent book is Striking the Root: Essays on Liberty. Reed holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Grove City College (1975) and an M.A. degree in History from Slippery Rock State University (1978). He taught economics at Midland (Michigan) Northwood University from 1977 to 1984 and chaired the Department of Economics from 1982 to 1984. He designed the university?s unique dual major in Economics and Business Management and founded its annual, highly-acclaimed ?Freedom Seminar.?  ”Larry Reed ’s commitment to principle, his passion for liberty, and his vast practical experience have made him a much sought after speaker on four continents. This is a program EAI members and all friends of liberty and prosperity will not want to miss.” – John  McClaughry, EAI VP

The Sheraton Economic Series is hosted by the Sheraton Burlington Conference Center and cosponsored by the Vermont Economy Newsletter, Vermont Business Magazine, Vermont Tiger, and the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce.

(Reservations not necessary; no admission charge.)

Upcoming event of interest to Vermont Libertarians…

Liberal, Libertarian Economists to Debate Merits of Stimulus Package

Start: 10/05/2009 – 4:00pm

Description:

Was the $787 billion federal stimulus package an enlightened act of government intervention that averted economic catastrophe or a colossal waste of taxpayer money that has done more harm than good?

That provocative question will be the subject of the latest installment in UVM’s Janus Forum, a popular debate series now in its second year that matches prominent thinkers with opposing views on important social issues.

The debate, titled “$787 Billion: Stimulus or Sedative,” will take place Monday, Oct. 5 at 4 p.m. in the Davis Center’s Grand Maple Ballroom. The approximately 60-minute debate, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a 30-minute question-and-answer period.

Arguing for the benefits of the stimulus will be Justin Wolfers, associate professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Arguing against will be Jeffrey Miron, senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies at Harvard University and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

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Dear Vermonter,

It’s time for all parties in Vermont to reform their town committees. The Vermont Libertarian Party will hold its town caucuses on September 16. If you are interested forming a town committee in your town, then contact me asap so I can send you the forms you need and the directions.

We hope to be adding some new towns, but we also will be losing some town committees as people move so you help is vital in making sure we can easily put presidential, statewide, and local candidates on the ballot to give Vermonters a choice of lower taxes, less government, and more freedom.

Caucusing is simple to do, but there are some laws that must be followed. For example, you need to post a notice in two places in your town at least 5 days in advance of your caucus, and if you have more than 1000 people in your town, then the notice must also appear in your local paper.

FACEBOOK RSVP:
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Jeremy Ryan
Chair, Vermont Libertarian Party

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Vermont Libertarian Party
PO Box 5475
Burlington VT 05402-5475
Phone: (802) 865-0111
Web: www.vtlp.org
Email: chair@vtlp.org
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ASR (American Socialism for the Rich) recently interviewed Neil Randall, Libertarian-Republican, Vermont former Representative ‘98-’02.

During the interview they covered topics such as GM Bailout, Vermont Budget Passes, Libertarianism and the party in Vermont, Dairy Industry/Government, Campaign Finance Reform (Act 64), education, Ron Paul and more.

Watch the whole interview below…

Neil Randall on ASR from Matthew Cropp on Vimeo.

Upcoming event of interest to Vermont Libertarians in Essex…

** What: Essex Libertarian Town Committee Caucus

** When: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 10am

** Where: Room C101 at Essex High School in Essex Junction.

** Contact: Kevin May, kmay@ccsuvt.org

If you reside in Essex or know someone who lives there, please consider attending or getting people you know to attend so that Kevin can successfully organize Essex for the party.