by Joe Petrusaitis, Hamilton
The cost of living is way up for all residents of Montana. Now is not the time to pass levies or raise taxes no matter how noble the cause. Property tax, rent, water and sewer bills, food, gas, utilities, health care, hay, firewood, ice cream, etc.,etc. are at record breaking levels! The voters rejected a property tax reduction, a sales tax won’t fly, and omitted from news stories, many folks are leaving Montana to seek jobs elsewhere. Our elected officials should be creative in finding ways to LOWER our tax and cost of living. I for one will not be voting for any incumbents, levies, or budget increases until I see results. A semi-reTIRED taxpayer.
Cynthia Taylor says
Excellent letter! I couldn’t agree more!
Get rid of all these lousy overpaid politicians and start over…. OR pay every politician the average Montana wage and see how they survive. You can surely bet we would see a lot of reduction in taxes and everything else! We’d have a lot fewer politicians running for office too!