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."
$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."
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.
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.
Missoula: Overtaxed
Missoula: Overtaxed
Property taxes have long been a common discussion across Montana, but some residents may have a reason to feel that their property taxes are rising faster.
Analysis: Average-priced Missoula homes seeing massive property tax increases
Analysis: Average-priced Missoula homes seeing massive property tax increases
Missoula has been spending at rates dramatically in excess of population growth plus inflation – causing property taxes to spike.
There’s Nothing Fair About Inflation
There’s Nothing Fair About Inflation
Given the disproportionate harm done to lower-income people, fueling inflation by adding trillions to the national debt hardly seems fair to working Montanans.
New Policy Brief: The Real Missoula Budget
New Policy Brief: The Real Missoula Budget
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.
The Montana Example
The Montana Example
By adopting common-sense fiscal restraints like Montana and Texas have done, governments at all levels can start putting taxpayers first.
Missoula elected officials say high property taxes are just “what happens”
Missoula elected officials say high property taxes are just “what happens”
When our communities grow – expanding our tax base, bringing in new businesses and customers – it’s a blessing.
Government Spending Does Not Grow The Economy
Government Spending Does Not Grow The Economy
Federal spending doesn’t come from the tooth fairy, it comes from taxes that you and I pay.
Opportunities for Greater Bipartisanship
Opportunities for Greater Bipartisanship
What big problems facing Montana could be solved if policymakers focused on their common ground?
FRONTIER INSTITUTE CALLS ON POLICYMAKERS TO ENSURE BROADBAND FUNDING SPENT EFFICIENTLY
FRONTIER INSTITUTE CALLS ON POLICYMAKERS TO ENSURE BROADBAND FUNDING SPENT EFFICIENTLY
Policymakers should not squander this opportunity to close Montana’s digital divide with bureaucratic inefficiency and red tape.