The budget cutting just completed by the South Dakota legislature has started talk about finding more revenue, or taxes. Long time legislative observer Dave Owen, President of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry says there is really only one easy target available…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Dave-Owen-405a.mp3|titles=Dave Owen 405a]Owen says it doesn’t appear there are many “sin taxes” left out there…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Dave-Owen-405b.mp3|titles=Dave Owen 405b]Governor Dennis Daugaard put much emphasis on funding economic development. Owen says even with extra resources, it’s a slow, long term process…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/04/Dave-Owen-405c.mp3|titles=Dave Owen 405c](courtesy WNAX Yankton)