Talk:Richard Tarrant (politician)

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I removed the proposal to delete the Article on Richard Tarrant. The delete proposal is most likely a "HACK"

Richard Tarrant meets the standards for a Wikipedia Article.

• Richard founded one of Vermonts most important companies.
• Richard is running for US Senante in 2006.
• Richard's campagin is one of the leading advertisers in Vermont.
• Richard was involved in Vermont's largest accounting scandal.

- DO NOT DELETE THIS ARTICLE -

J23 07/27/2006

I added information on the resignation of the trustees from http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/specialnews/fahc/story35.htm This is important part of the hospital scandal and Tarrants public carreer.

After the text "One mistake I made in that op-ed was saying no one can rightly accuse" anyone of wrongdoing in the Fletcher Allen scandal. I pointed Link [4] directly to the boston globe article rather than the GOP site that quotes the boston globe article. Changing the destination from http://www.gopsenators.com/newsdesk/article.aspx?ID=2609 to http://www.boston.com/news/local/vermont/articles/2006/06/20/tarrant_rips_sanders_on_sugar_donations/

J23 07/31/2007

Additional references

http://7d.blogs.com/freyneland/2006/08/big_tarrant_bom.html

http://www.vermontersfirst.org/2005/07/tarrants-dark-past.html

http://www.sevendaysvt.com/columns/inside-track-politics/2006/richard-tarrants-florida-problem.html

http://www.vermontguardian.com/local/112005/IDXSuitUpdate.shtml

Okay, the score is: blogs (2), very small paper with ties to opponent (correct me if I'm wrong here; may be thinking of something else) (1), and reputable paper reporting that a class action suit has been filed (1) which takes - what - a lawyer?

There may well be something to add to the wikipedia article concerning the subject of the fourth link, but only if the lawsuit actually went anywhere, and then only if Tarrant's role in the sale actually turns out to have some controversy attached to it. John Broughton | Talk 22:12, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

The information that Tarrant bought a Bentley and moved to Florida is inaccurate. He is living in Colchester and working on his foundation. Putting in biased information will result in a flag and I will report it. Be fair, the election is over and the coverage is fair. Do not change the information again. Thank you. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Bulldogscm (talk • contribs) 18:01, 4 December 2006 (UTC).

"Do not change this information again"? This is wikipedia, not a marble monument to some minor deity. Tarrant did in fact move to Florida and buy a Bentley. When he filed as a candidate in VT it was discovered that at the time, he was a legal resident of Florida and he had to quickly make the change.

Highest per-voter expense?

Catamount Tavern News claims that Tarrant's campaign was the most expensive US senate campaign ever run in terms of dollars-per-vote-recieved. I don't think they're a reputable source, but this seems like something that's fairly easy to check. Ethan Mitchell 03:18, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

OK, our own Vermont United States Senate election, 2006 page claims that Tarrant spent $85 per vote recieved, and that this was the highest figure for 2006. It's sourced over there. Is there some earlier figure that's higher? Ethan Mitchell 03:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Huh, no, Tom Daschle tops the list at $100/vote. But it looks like Tarrant came in #2. Ethan Mitchell 03:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

Hospital Finance Scandal

Richard Tarrent's career includes his sitting on the Board of directors at Fletcher Allen. In a position of Financial Oversight where an accounting irregularities lead to his resignation. Bill Boettcher received a two year prison sentence for his part in the scheme to hide the true costs of the hospital's Renaissance Project from the state. This was the State of Vermont's largest accounting scandal making this information an important part of Vermont History and there for should be included in Wikipedia.

The Career section should note Richard's sitting on the Board of Trusties Fianance and planning committees Vermont's Fletcher Allen Health Care. The Article should have some mention of the Renaissance Project.

FAHC news letter "Eight Board Members Resign" http://www.fahc.org/AboutFAHC/the_sun/archives/2003/Sun02-26-03Web.pdf http://www.vpr.net/episode/30834/ http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20070924/REG/70920013 —Preceding unsigned comment added by J23 (talk • contribs) 13:24, 21 May 2009 (UTC)

Assessment comment

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I don't believe the history of IDX is noted here correctly. From what I know, Henry Tufo did not appear onto the scene until well into the 1990's: he was not a co-founder. Nowhere is Paul Egerman mentioned. IDX is the merging of two original companies -- BDP, started by Tarrant and Hoehl -- and Paul Egerman's company. They originally named it IDS but had to change the name later when another company was found to have already taken it. They just changed the S to an X. IDX is not an acronym for anything.

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