By Guy Page At least three-quarters of the businesses taking government employment incentive money to stay in Vermont would not have left the state regardless, a study by Vermont Auditor Doug Hoffer concludes. Furthermore, prosperous, well-employed Chittenden County derives more employment benefit from these programs than the rest of the state combined. In other words, enticing businesses with public money to come to Vermont or not leave just doesn’t work most of the time, Hoffer says. Either the money isn’t the determining factor — it’s a nice “if you’re offering, I’m taking” benefit — or the company takes the money and moves anyway.