Vermont
Mentioned as the only state that does not have a de-facto balanced budget requirement, characterized by high taxes and high spending.
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Videos Mentioning Vermont

Ep. 223: Could This Meeting Have Been An Email?
Cal Newport
A US state, mentioned as a potential location for a lifestyle centered around family, nature, and community after achieving financial independence.

Ep. 217: Using Slow Productivity To Do The Best Work Anywhere
Cal Newport
Where The Frugalwoods moved to a homestead to pursue a frugal lifestyle.

Are State and Local Government Budgets Balanced? (Lessons from the Hoover Policy Boot Camp) | Ch 1
PolicyEd
Mentioned as the only state that does not have a de-facto balanced budget requirement, characterized by high taxes and high spending.

Nicole Perlroth: Cybersecurity and the Weapons of Cyberwar | Lex Fridman Podcast #266
Lex Fridman
The state where a hospital suffered a ransomware attack that impacted cancer patients' ability to receive chemo, with severe human consequences.

A.J. Jacobs — How to Be Less Furious and More Curious | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
Location of the hardest corn maze in the world and where unique jigsaw puzzles are made; an unexpected hub for puzzles.

Ted Cruz: Trump's First Week, Texas vs. California, Immigration, DOGE, Greenland
All-In Podcast
Bernie Sanders' home state, mentioned as a place that could adopt socialized medicine but likely wouldn't due to potential economic repercussions.

Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil | The Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss
The US state where the Bread and Puppet Theater movement had a farm.

Derek Sivers Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
A state in the Northeastern United States, where Derek Sivers played his first paying gig at a pig show. Also mentioned as a place that bans billboards.

Tools of Titans with Derek Sivers | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)
Tim Ferriss
Mentioned as a place that bans billboards.