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Baucus puts emphasis on higher pay for Montana’s workers

In 1946, Montana ranked 10th among states in the nation in per-capita income. Now that rank is about 47th or 48th, said Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. http://baucus.senate.gov/ , in his address to members of the Great Falls Rotary chapter at noon Tuesday.

"We need to go the extra mile to get our income back up to those levels," Baucus said. "My main effort in the Senate is to evaluate how to get good-paying jobs for Montana so that our kids won’t have to leave the state to work."

Montana’s senior senator said his Small Business Jobs legislation will help do that. The bill would allow small businesses to write off $500,000 on capital investments such as equipment from their taxes. It also has provisions to improve terms for Small Business Administration financing.

By JO DEE BLACK • Tribune Business Editor

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