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Toby Doeden: “I think abled bodied people should work for themselves and…”

Featuring: Toby Doeden, Republican | Candidate for Governor of South Dakota

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Toby Doeden shares his vision for the state's economic growth | In The Moment

Published | Video Starts at 19:23

But I also think it's okay that we look at those programs and make sure that they're being as efficient as they possibly can to make sure that we don't have a small percentage of the individuals using it that are abusing the system. I think abled bodied people should work for themselves and should provide for themselves. But I couldn't agree with you more. There are a lot of people that have acute issues that pop up or have things that they can't control. And those people need assistance. (19:23–19:31)

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Asserts the belief that able-bodied individuals should be self-sufficient.

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