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‘Come fund our government’ isn’t likely to succeed as a tourism slogan

Visitors can only be taxed so much before they start choosing other destinations

By - July 6, 2026 in Column, Featured, Free to Read   Reading Time: 3 minutes

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Attendees walk toward the amphitheater to get their seats for South Dakota’s Freedom 250 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration on July 3, 2026. Mount Rushmore attracts about 2 million visitors annually. Photo by Meghan O’Brien, South Dakota Searchlight.

Some states treat visitors like guests. Others treat them like customers. A proposal before South Dakota would create a third category: visitors as go...

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