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Toby Doeden: “That data center needs to stand on its own two legs and…”

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

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Government Watch South Dakota with Toby Doeden

Published | Video Starts at 16:51

Now, I personally believe that if counties like Dual county want to bring a data center in, and the people of Dual county overwhelmingly support having a data center in Dual County, I think that's fine. But That data center needs to stand on its own two legs and should not be in any way, shape or form incentivized or subsidized by the state, period. I think our state should be focusing on the thousands and thousands of existing small businesses that I know are struggling because I've talked to thousands of business owners the … (16:51–17:01)

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Asserts that data centers should not receive state incentives or subsidies.

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