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Jon Hansen: “If we had a significantly more reduced property tax system…”

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

Jon Hansen first to announce his run for the governor's seat | In The Moment

Published July 8, 2025 | Video Starts at 19:26

… this state where we have low taxes and low regulation, businesses will flock to this state. You know, it's already attractive now because we don't have an income tax. Imagine If we had a significantly more reduced property tax system, how many more people would want to come to this state. have their family live here, do business in this state? Because we champion freedom, low taxes and low regulation. So that is the way, that is the success story that we've seen in America. (19:26–19:31)

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