Another week passed and after all the outrage of the mushrooming property tax assessments, nothing has happened. Our do-nothing Governor and Legislature have embarked into another frivolous multi-state lawsuit to gain access to personal medical records. What ever happened to probable cause? I guess there was nothing else going on in Montana?
So as these leaders embark in another journey down a money hole with our tax dollars, where do we stand on our property taxes?
If all our elected officials can offer us is a fourth-grade mathematical problem, then the State is in serious trouble. What good does a $675 rebate do if your taxes increase 46% (Jefferson County’s median increase was 51%)? The Legislature gave more away to big business interest than to the hard-working and tax-paying folks that supported the economy and business interests. Silver Bow County will lose over $695,000 due to tax reductions for one business. How will that loss of revenue be distributed among property tax owners? The only option is to shift these burdens on the little guy, the local property owner. And, if it can happen there, it can happen in our county.
