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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...

40 Groups sign letter calling on Congress to permanently ban Internet access taxes WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today 40 groups representing millions of taxpayers across the country sent a letter to Congress calling for a permanent ban on Internet taxes. With the Internet Tax Moratorium set to expire on November 1st, permanently extending the moratorium has broad bi-partisan support. According to the letter, "The Internet prospers today as the result of unshackled innovation and technological growth unfettered by government taxation or regulation. Although policies up to this point have temporarily put a hold on government interference, passing a permanent...