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How to be a Montana millionaire.(Under the Influence)
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Washington Monthly
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May 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 Washington Monthly Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Montana's state motto may be oro y plata (gold and silver), but it's not a good place to get rich. In the rankings of millionaires per state, Montana beats only four other states, with a mere 22.9 millionaires for every thousand households, plus a solitary billionaire. But we'll let you in on a secret: if you live in Montana and want to get not just comfortable, but really, really rich, you might consider working for your senior Democratic senator, Max Baucus.
Between 1996 and 2008, the Missoulian recently reported, 20 percent of Baucus's staffers have gone into lobbying. That makes him the fourth biggest funnel into K Street among all senators, and second only to Ted ...
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