Montana’s Prosperity Depends on Industry, Not Vacation Homes

By Trevor Walter | December 27, 2025
Tourism is a supplement to Montana, not an industry that we can survive and thrive on. We need a strong economy built on mining, ranching, and timber.

Recently, the Whitehall Ledger published an article by Rep. Llew Jones arguing that Montana’s economy has “shifted” from natural resource industries to tourism, service work, and high-end real estate — and that our tax system and future economic vision should shift along with it. In other words, we should accept this new direction and build…

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