Congress Deserves A Lump Of Coal For Christmas
"Santa should give Congress a lump of coal this year for their lack of action on the national debt and deficit."
Responding to Excuses About Local Budgets
"Fiscally conservative budgeting takes political courage. Montana taxpayers should hold their local officials accountable for excessive budget growth."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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
"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."
MTLeg Viewpoint: Washington, D.C., must get its spending under control
Washington, D.C., could learn a lot about responsible budgeting from Montana.
Gallatin County and the Bozeman Fiber Boondoggle
Instead of trying and likely failing to get in the internet business themselves local officials should be focused on eliminating government barriers to hasten buildout.
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
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.
Frontier Institute statement in support of SB 212
Transparency will Empower Taxpayers to Responsibly Limit Government Growth