It looks like ‘rapid response’ in not in the Haugaard campaign lexicon, as a press release went out this afternoon to take issue with yesterday’s Budget address by Governor Kristi Noem:
STEVE HAUGAARD RESPONDS TO NOEM’S BUDGET ADDRESS
Sioux Falls, SD — After deeper review of Governor Noem’s budget recommendations for the coming fiscal year, Representative Steve Haugaard had the following to say:
“South Dakota has had a massive influx of federal handouts due to COVID-19 stimulus money. It’s eight times higher than a typical fiscal year’s worth of federal funding, and the largest federal handout per capita than any other state. Furthermore, the taxes we have collected as a state have increased primarily because of inflation and skyrocketing property values. As a result, I’m afraid a lot of what we heard today sounds like the Christmas wish list of a kid in a candy store. For better or worse, the legislature isn’t Santa Claus. We need to steward that money wisely, and make sure we don’t commit to massive spending projects that we won’t be able to fund forever.”
He continued, “Something we didn’t hear anything about today are some tax decreases. Given rising property values and skyrocketing inflation, I think that’s something we should strongly consider. Ultimately, the legislature will decide the state’s budget for the coming fiscal year.”
Haugaard concluded, “Noem’s introductory remarks about fiscal responsibility to the taxpayers of our state were a bit rich considering her pattern of irresponsible personal spending with no accountability or transparency.”
Last week, Haugaard reminded South Dakotans of Noem’s pattern of spending taxpayer dollars on pricey purchases. He has called on her to pay the taxpayers back for the sauna she recently purchased and had installed in the Governor’s residence at taxpayer expense.
Steve Haugaard is the state representative for House District 10 and former Speaker of the House. He is running to replace Kristi Noem as governor of the great state of South Dakota. More about Steve can be found at his website, www.stevehaugaard.com.
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It took them a day to come up with this?
Lowering taxes was a conservative platform once upon a time.
Where are all Haugaard’s bills to lower taxes in all of his previous seven years?
How does increased property values cause an influx of tax dollars for a state that only collects sales tax?
It’s called tax dollars from other states that subsidize SD, so they can balance the budget and practice socialism. SD is a Build Back Better State.
In the school state aid formula, a higher the local tax value means the less the state sends the local district.
That’s true district-by-district, but statewide the total property tax levies are adjusted up or down to collect the necessary amount of money. Higher property tax collections due to increasing valuations do not contribute to the state budget in any way and it’s kind of incredible that Haugaard doesn’t know that.
Doesn’t work that way. As values go up, mil levy comes down. Used to be called the Cutler/Gabriel Amendment.
If the Governor, young Ms. Noem, has to pay for capital improvements to state property, when she moves out will the state pay her back for making those improvements?
Old-fella-renting-a-joint-where-I-built-a-deck wants to know.
She pays nothing for improvements, luxuries or numerous lawsuits.
Grudznick the solution for an old person who adds a deck to a rental property is to leave directions for the deck to be dismantled and the lumber used to build a coffin when he goes
Governor Noem was great. I was really impressed with her speech, without notes. I watched it on PBS. Haugaard should join Nesiba and other Democrat caucus members in the closet.
Kevin, why should Haugaard join Nesiba and other Democrat caucus members in the closet? Not sure what that means.
Without notes? You realize there’s a teleprompter right?
Correct, she read the entire time.
She has always read from a TelePrompter. At least she reads better than her mentor the former guy did.
It took Haugaard 24 hours to respond because Jordan Mason was busy and didn’t have time to respond to Stevie.
I haven’t heard who is doing Haugaard’s writing, but some of it in the latest press release isn’t what I would consider very good. Sarcasm doesn’t communicate well, and ‘pricey’ is something a teenager would say, as opposed to gubernatorial candidate with a law degree.
So if Haugaard is elected will he reside in the governor’s mansion?
It’s a popular move in California, a state known for its profligate spending, that the Governor’s mansion is operated as a State Park and nobody lives in it as a symbolic gesture of humility and austerity. It seems if you don’t live in the mansion you are free to spend the taxpayers’ money wildly on other stuff. These same governors probably get to write off maintenance of their private residences as being used for official use, thereby retaining ownership of any capital improvements, like fences & security systems, they have installed during their tenure.
This is fine with the voters of California who think having a governor who doesn’t live in the Governor’s Mansion is saving them money.
I would hope we are smarter here, but maybe not.
Steve is an honest man.
Keep it on topic, as comments about the Governor’s residence, etc., are starting to get a bit afield.
ok, so make Kristi pay for the sauna but let her take it with her when she leaves