{"id":629658,"date":"2025-08-22T15:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/?p=629658"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:16:03","slug":"ask-theo-your-questions-on-economic-inequality-in-vermont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/22\/ask-theo-your-questions-on-economic-inequality-in-vermont\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Theo: Your questions on economic inequality in Vermont"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"629660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/2025\/08\/22\/ask-theo-your-questions-on-economic-inequality-in-vermont\/theo-wells-spackman_featured-image\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Theo Wells-Spackman_featured image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image.jpg\" alt=\"A young man with short, curly brown hair and a gray t-shirt smiles outdoors with trees and sunlight in the background.\" class=\"wp-image-629660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-600x450.jpg?crop=1 600w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-780x585.jpg 780w, https:\/\/vtdigger.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Theo-Wells-Spackman_featured-image-706x530.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hello! My name is Theo Wells-Spackman, and I joined VTDigger in July to cover wealth, poverty and economic inequality in Vermont. My position is made possible by Report for America and by VTDigger members who donate to support our work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I grew up here, in New Haven and then Weybridge. I\u2019m glad to be back \u2014 I recently graduated from Princeton University, where I studied English and journalism. Before arriving at VTDigger as a full-time reporter, I was an intern here, working with this incredible team of reporters and editors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my first few weeks of conversations, I\u2019ve heard a lot of people expressing concern and uncertainty about what Vermont\u2019s future might hold, both for newcomers and those who have been here for generations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As I plan what stories to tackle, I want to hear from you: What questions do you have about wealth, poverty and economic inequality in Vermont? What feels urgent where you live? 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