Bill Schubart's Posts
The Three Hs: housing, hunger and healthcare
Photo courtesy VTDigger A basic goal of civil government is that its citizens should have a secure place protected from the elements in which to live and perhaps raise… Read More
We need to rethink our systems of governing
Vermont State House On Election Day, as I confronted my voting ballot in the Hinesburg Town Hall, I was daunted to find that for the first time there… Read More
Real leaders don’t amplify differences, they bridge them.
Vermont State Capital Governor Phil Scott pulled off a trifecta win in the latest election. The “most popular” governor in the country, a non-MAGA, conservative Republican in a liberal state,… Read More
Preventing chronic toxic stress in our communities
Life is stressful. No amount of wealth or privilege protects us from stress. In fact, there’s reason to believe that privilege, insofar as it isolates us from a shared humanity,… Read More
Healthcare regulation elicits blowback, Vermonters need to respond
Courtesy UVM Medical Center Hospital We don’t like change. Change threatens those of us who are privileged to have a part in the status quo, even when it’s dysfunctional and… Read More
Book bans, censorship… what’s next?
Courtesy Morrisville Centennial Library I oppose book bans. Having said that, I don’t believe freedom is an absolute. History has taught us that we need commonly agreed upon limits to… Read More
Healthcare… A Way Home
Shutterstock In the ‘90s, Vermont was among the states with the lowest per capita spending, but since 2010 it’s been consistently among the highest (see slide 14). So, to envision… Read More
Rural Free Delivery (RFD)… Rest in Peace (RIP)?
Shutterstock I think the heat-drunk garter snake living in our mailbox is an omen. As I lower the dented cover and reach gingerly inside to get our mail, I wonder… Read More
What a Functional Vermont Healthcare System Might Look Like
Shutterstock I’m often asked what an ideal Vermont healthcare system would look like. Many working in the field of healthcare reform in Vermont have put forward similar models and we… Read More
A New “Women’s Prison”… or a humane reentry facility?
Chittenden Regional Correction Facility (CRCF) One of the benefits of age is the realization that there are few absolutes and that being “right” is often relative. When I was young,… Read More
Are We Ready for a Functional Healthcare System?
The healthcare industry in Vermont is at a tipping point and the outcome depends on Vermonters understanding what is broken and how to fix it. Just leaving it to hospital… Read More
