Billing Montanans: 2 Family Tax Stories
First Aired Thursday, October 04, 2012
This program follows Montana families and their property tax and state income tax dollars.
Billing Montanans: 2 Family Tax Stories
Billing Montanans: 2 Family Tax Stories
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This program follows two families and their property tax and state income tax dollars.
Every election year politicians love to talk about taxes, but how much do we really know about where our Montana tax dollars go? Would better information help the conversation? This program follows two Montana families and their tax dollars. The first family in Great Falls tracks their property tax dollars.
The second family in Missoula follows their state income tax money. The families learn fascinating results about where their taxes go. These citizens also raise the idea of better ways local and state government can inform taxpayers. By the end of the program we'll see how one Montana county government is already making changes to get clearer tax information to their citizens.
Billing Montanans: 2 Family Tax Stories
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John Twiggs of MontanaPBS, Carl Heishman and Gayle Heishman of Great Falls discuss their property taxes and where that money is spent.
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Caroline and Mike Kurz of Missoula talk in their kitchen about where their state income tax dollars are spent in Montana.
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John Twiggs of MontanaPBS presents a graphic representation of where Caroline and Mike Kurz' state income tax dollars are spent in Montana.
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Road repairs in Missoula are just one example of where local property tax dollars go.
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Mike Kurz of Missoula works on his tax returns. The Kurz are one of two families who learn about where their Montana tax dollars are spent.
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Mike Kurz of Missoula works on his tax returns. The Kurz are one of two families who learn about where their Montana tax dollars are spent.