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Can’t cut taxes without cutting spending

by Tom Millett
| February 12, 2026 12:00 AM

Every year, families across Montana sit around kitchen tables making hard choices. When costs rise, they don’t pretend the problem doesn’t exist. They don’t max out another credit card and hope things work out. They adjust their budgets, cut back and prioritize.

Government should be no different.

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