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Jon Hansen: “If she goes and gets her job and works, she no longer…”

Featuring: Jon Hansen, Republican | Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives

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KOTA's Political Pulse #18 - South Dakota Rep. Jon Hansen

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If you're of a certain age and reach a certain criteria, well, she's of that age. Well, she can qualify for that today. But even with that, she still can't pay her taxes. Well, If she goes and gets her job and works, she no longer qualifies for the abatement program. So that's just a broken system. I think what was so powerful about her testimony was just the fact that she shows up to the podium, you can hear it, … (08:00–08:06)

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Asserts that working disqualifies some elderly residents from property tax abatement.

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