Responding to Excuses About Local Budgets
Responding to Excuses About Local Budgets
"Fiscally conservative budgeting takes political courage. Montana taxpayers should hold their local officials accountable for excessive budget growth."
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What’s causing Montana’s skyrocketing property taxes?
What’s causing Montana’s skyrocketing property taxes?
“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.” – President Calvin Coolidge
Uncontrolled Spending Burdens Taxpayers
Uncontrolled Spending Burdens Taxpayers
"For the sake of Montana taxpayers, this imbalance between state and local government budgeting should be corrected in the next legislative session."
Pension Reform Deserves More Attention
Pension Reform Deserves More Attention
"Aligning the retirement options with what best serves the vast majority of public workers ensures the Montana’s government remains efficient. That’s a win-win for Montanans."
Want Tax Relief? Reject Reckless Spending
Want Tax Relief? Reject Reckless Spending
"Rather than trying to get ‘just a little more’ from taxpayers, local governments need to follow Montanans’ lead and cut excess spending."
Montana’s Two Different Tax Realities
Montana’s Two Different Tax Realities
"This excess in spending means taxpayers will have to pick up the difference."
Tax Relief Made Possible By Conservative Budgeting
Tax Relief Made Possible By Conservative Budgeting
"Montana’s state government is showing how to make tax relief successful. Local governments need to follow that example. Permanent, long-term tax relief is made possible only through a commitment to spending restraint."
Forgiveness Won’t Fix Student Loan Problem
Forgiveness Won’t Fix Student Loan Problem
"Not one penny of taxpayer dollars should go toward funding university programs that don’t yield positive returns on investment for Montana students."
Another Bad Idea: Trying to Fight Inflation By Raising Taxes
Another Bad Idea: Trying to Fight Inflation By Raising Taxes
"Aside from doing nothing to address what the bill's name says it will address, the bill actually does do some things – spend more and raise taxes."
For Tax Relief, Reject Reckless Spending
For Tax Relief, Reject Reckless Spending
"Local government leaders should be laser focused right now on keeping the growth of spending within the bounds of what average taxpayers can reasonably afford, but often instead they are focused on spending every last dime from taxpayers they can get their hands on."
The Real Reason For Skyrocketing Property Taxes
The Real Reason For Skyrocketing Property Taxes
"Property tax relief is possible, but only if local governments engage in fiscal responsibility."
Lower Taxes Start by Reining in Spending
Lower Taxes Start by Reining in Spending
"Placing fiscally conservative spending limits on state and local government spending is one way to protect taxpayers and start to undo the damage done by out-of-control government growth."