Tax relief for working, retired Montanans

Putting Montanans first and prioritizing the well-being of working families and retirees should be the goal of Montana’s government. With property taxes skyrocketing across the state, citizens have seen their livelihoods threatened. Government should serve its citizens and they are looking to the legislature to fix this problem on day one by adopting a tax program that is fair to everyone. 

Let’s be clear. This crisis is entirely of Governor Gianforte’s and the Republican Legislature’s making. Despite repeated warnings about the property tax disaster facing Montana families they did nothing. In fact, Republicans even voted down Democratic legislation in 2023 that would have provided relief for homeowners and renters. 

Worse, they deepened the problem by giving tax breaks to major corporations. As a result, the rest of us, including our Main Street businesses, have seen our property taxes go up while those of large corporations went down. It takes a lot of fiscal irresponsibility for Republicans to start with a $2 billion budget surplus and end up with a massive tax hike on Montana families.