Father, counselor & founding board member for non-profit fan convention SiouxperCon. All posts are my own and not a reflection of SiouxperCon nor my employer.
Apr 29 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
Long thread about a horrible person
There is a history of revisionist and horrible behaviors from The Governor of #SouthDakota. I'm not having it.
So Let's call this "Truth, I'm on it."
Let's start with the lie about the Death Tax
Her dad was a good farmer, by all accounts a decent father, but a bad businessman, Ron Arnold, had an outdated will that failed to utilize a marital deduction allowing the entirety of an estate to pass to a surviving spouse untaxed. Poor planning led to Arnold’s estate tax.
Jan 9 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
The current #SiouxFalls 1.5% unemployment rate represents 2,551 residents who do not have jobs, actively looking the past four weeks & are available to work. The number of job openings in the Sioux Falls Metro rose to 14,230 in November. (Thread)
Home value in Sioux Falls is $311,336, up 2.4% over the past year.
$332,433 Median list price(11/30/23)
The average apartment rent is $1,060.
Median household income (2022) $71,785.
Take home $58240 after taxes
Median rent 22% of median income.
60% own
40% rent
Jun 5, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
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In 2015 I was invited to give a motivational speech at #SouthDakota#BoysState. I had to make a decision as I considered my speech that day. I could play it safe and tell a nice story how 30 year earlier I had sat where they are sitting and look at me now...OR
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I could tell them how 30 years ago I was sitting where they are and had dreams that fell apart due to my own poor choices, about my addiction, my struggles and my recovery. I chose the latter.
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