Ignorance isn’t bliss — it’s a tax strategy for Montana’s largest city

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: March 6, 2026

Words: 1,467

Last Updated: 4 days, 3 hours ago

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As the re-election campaigns spool up in Montana, a series of letters and newspapers columns have volleyed back and forth arguing about who is to blame for property taxes or businesses that have felt an increased burden.

For all the debate centering on the extent that the 2025 Legislature “fixed” residential property taxes, virtually no one is talking about the one remaining problem that could cause the whole deal to implode. No one has proposed …

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