In a high-tech business, the largest expense is wages.  There is usually relatively little cost in terms of inventory or capital requirements.  Thus a major portion of the income goes directly back to employees.

If our end goal is increased wages in Montana, then creating businesses that pay most of their income to their employees, rather than for out-of-state capital equipment or out-of-state raw materials, is certainly a step in the right direction. This is an added benefit of focusing on creating and growing high-tech businesses in Montana; more of the money brought into Montana stays here.