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DINOs are all about "fiscal conservatism".
The poverty rate in Montana for families in 2009 was 9.93%.
Perhaps some of that surplus should be spent to help the poor.
In 2002, a family of three got $494 a month in TANF in Montana, this fell to $405 in 2005 and rose to $472 in 2008. Still puts Montana behind neighboring SD which pays $539 and ND which pays $477 and Wyoming which pays $506. But way ahead of Idaho which only pays $309. http://www.cbpp.org/pdf/11-24-08tanf.pdf
This note does not sit well with me "Made its personal income tax rate structure less progressive by reducing the number of brackets
and lowering income tax rates"
http://www.itepnet.org/wp2009/mt_whopays_factsheet.pdf
Schweitzer has been Governor since 2005.
In typical DINO fashion, Schweitzer claims he will create jobs by "cutting taxes for businesses".
"Tax cuts for businesses: Schweitzer called for eliminating the property tax on business equipment over three years for companies with up to $1 million worth of equipment. When fully implemented, that would exempt 98.6 percent of Montana businesses - all but the largest 425 companies in the state - from paying the tax.
The amount of equipment exempt from taxation, now $20,000 per business, would rise to $200,000 in 2012, $500,000 in 2013 and $1 million by 2014. The governor's budget allocates $22 million over the next two years to pay for the reduction."
Read more: http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_885c48f0-f853-11df-9595-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1iKaknE15
Certainly sounds like a Republican on economic and tax policy.
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