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Montana man, 68, begs for moratorium on property taxes after bill reaches $8K just ‘to live in our own house’
He’s on Social Security but still works to cover his taxes
finance.yahoo.com
A senior from Montana has delivered a viral speech about the sorry state of property taxes in the Treasure State.
"I'm on Social Security, I'm 68-years-old and working just to pay my taxes," says Kurt, in a clip shared on TikTok by Ryan Busse, who is running to be the next governor of Montana.
Kurt claims that over the last couple of years, his annual property taxes have soared from $895 to almost $8,000 an increase of around 790% which he says is like paying almost "$700 a month rent to the state to live in our own house." The state has an Elderly Homeowner/Renter Tax Credit, and the maximum credit is $1,150.
"There needs to be a moratorium on what we have to pay," he says, adding that he's had to continue working into what should be his retirement golden years to cover his mounting property costs. "I'm stubborn enough [that] I don't want to dig into my bank account to pay them."
Kurt is one of thousands of Montana homeowners suffering sticker shock over recent property tax hikes. He says: "We just can't take this anymore. This was a great place and it still is, but the people that made it great can't afford to live here anymore."
Most of this is driven by the Cult of Public "Education."
Teacher and administrative salaries and benefits, massive school construction projects, etc., that no one dares to question because it's "for the children," when it is actually for all the adults attaching themselves to the government teat to the tune of 75% of all county budgets.
No one over 65 who has lived in a location for 25+ years should have to pay a full boat property tax regardless of the value of their property.....They've paid their "fair share" to the "school cult" many, many, times over.
Gov't prefers that you either leave or die upon retirement. That's an actual fact, they see you as a financial liability otherwise.