The Ethical Case Against Property Taxes

By Kendall Cotton

12/20/2024

"Currently, property taxation is justified as the primary way we fund essential public services. We should consider whether this justification is enough to outweigh the fundamental right to own property without government intrusion."

TAGS: property taxes

End The Property Tax Blame Game

By Kendall Cotton

12/12/2023

"Local governments must accept responsibility for what they can control: the growth of their annual budget as a means to enable property tax relief."

TAGS: property taxes

For Tax Relief, Reject Reckless Spending

By Kendall Cotton

08/01/2022

"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."

TAGS: property taxes, spending

Lower Taxes Start by Reining in Spending

By Kendall Cotton

03/15/2022

"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."

TAGS: budget, property taxes, spending

$200 Million Reasons for High Property Taxes

By Kendall Cotton

03/08/2022

"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."

TAGS: budget, property taxes, spending

MTLeg Viewpoint: Breaking the Circuit on High Property Taxes

By Sen. Jill Cohenour

02/15/2022

"we continue to hear stories about Montanans being priced out of housing as property values rise and their tax burden rises with them, sometimes making a family home of many years suddenly unaffordable."

TAGS: housing, Legislative Viewpoints, property taxes

Missoula: Overtaxed

By Tanner Avery

11/11/2021

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.

TAGS: Missoula, Montana, property taxes

Analysis: Average-priced Missoula homes seeing massive property tax increases

By Tanner Avery

11/10/2021

Missoula has been spending at rates dramatically in excess of population growth plus inflation – causing property taxes to spike.

TAGS: Missoula, property taxes

New Survey: The State of Educational Opportunity in Montana

Frontier Institute partnered with 50CAN and Edge Research on a new survey about the state of education opportunity in Montana. This survey provides a unique window into what parents understand to be the strengths and weaknesses of Montana’s education system, and how those views compare to parents across our region and across the country. Here...

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