[Montana Headlines]

Further commentary on this at the end of Montana Headlines "Sunday roundup and branding" for the week.

The upshot is that Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer pushed through a plan to give a $400 property tax credit to every Montana homeowner.

Republicans wanted an across-the-board cut in property tax rates, but were out-gunned by the governor and the Democrat-controlled state Senate.

Montana Headlines has referred to this as the Democrat's election-year "check in every pot" plan.

The process for getting the credit is complicated, and now we further learn that those who itemize deductions will have to declare the $400 as income, while those who take a standard deduction on their income tax return won't have to declare it as income.

Adding insult to injury... This is part of how a $1 billion surplus has been blown by the Democratic party in our state.

[Montana Headlines]

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[martinidon]

I am surprised the dims didn't’t give the $400 to the poor who can’t afford a home.....

[stephenjohnbanker]

” This is part of how a $1 billion surplus has been blown by the Democratic party in our state”

And YOU live in a state that is not clueless : )

[Mr.FixIt]

Let me try this one:

How to make the state paygive back

GREAT, I fixed another one!