This person is so wrong about food and restaurants. Burlington is the only place you’ll really find big chains. I live in the boonies and every town of a few thousand people has a couple of really awesome local restaurants. I was surprised at how great the food is. I haven’t had fast food in years now because there just isn’t any out here. But I eat great local food all the time.

I always think the vacation home argument is a bit of a fallacy. Many of those homes are out in the sticks and terribly inconvenient for anyone trying to work a job. Additionally, many of those homes are not really equipped to be a residence or even to be used year round.

The average AirBnB, on the other hand, would probably be a great housing unit, excepting the condos that are specifically meant to service the ski resorts.