Seeing Past The Culture Wars
Seeing Past The Culture Wars
"While the culture wars steal all the attention, from my perspective the Montana Legislature is quietly delivering on serious conservative policies of fiscal responsibility, economic freedom and red tape relief."
By Kendall Cotton
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."
By Tanner Avery
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."
By Tanner Avery
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."
By Kendall Cotton
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."
By Kendall Cotton
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."
By Tanner Avery
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."
By Kendall Cotton
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."
By Tanner Avery
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."
By Kendall Cotton
$200 Million Reasons for High Property Taxes
$200 Million Reasons for High Property Taxes
"It’s time for local governments to place firm limits on the growth of new spending, keeping budgets within the bounds of economic growth and what taxpayers can reasonably afford."
By Kendall Cotton
Turning to Taxpayers Should be Politicians’ Last Resort
Turning to Taxpayers Should be Politicians’ Last Resort
By focusing on enabling citizens to control their lives, governments will provide the maximum freedom for innovators, disruptors and entrepreneurs to do what they do best and solve society’s problems.
By Kendall Cotton
MTLeg Viewpoint: Washington, D.C., must get its spending under control
MTLeg Viewpoint: Washington, D.C., must get its spending under control
Washington, D.C., could learn a lot about responsible budgeting from Montana.
By Sen. Mark Blasdel