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Montana Viewpoint: Renting the armed forces

by JIM ELLIOTT
| July 7, 2021 12:00 AM

Of all the troubling issues that have surfaced in the past year, the idea of private funding of government military operations is close to the top of my list.

Specifically, I am talking about a $1 million gift from Tennessee billionaire Willis Johnson to the state of South Dakota to cover the costs of Gov...

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