‘We just can’t take this anymore’: Montana man, 68, begs for ‘moratorium on property taxes’ after his bill reaches $8K a year just ‘to live in our own house’

moneywise ^ | June 10, 2024 | Bethan Moorcraft

[where's_the_Outrage?]

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.”

[dragnet2]

Excellent point. 100% correct.

These corrupt professional lawyer politicians SOBs have most folk so bamboozled, they can rip them off blind and make them think it’s a great deal.

[Racketeer]

You are right about the school systems. They should be forced to use bottom- up funding. In other words, what is left, goes to the school board.

[kennedy]

I buried the entire concrete apron of a 16x32 in ground pool, plus the diving board in a couple holes at my old house.

I buried an old house in a pit in our pasture. The house was rendered uninhabitable by a flood a few years before we bought the property. I hired a bulldozer to knock it down and to dig a pit to bury it. We used the concrete debris to build a retaining wall. The rest went into the pit.

I planted a Texas Oak tree on top so I would remember where the pit was. 25 years later the tree is over 30 feet tall.