All right, our two Sean Hannity Show toll free. It is eight hundred nine four one Sean on number. He want to be a part of the program this Friday.

So governor Christie gnome last time we had her on the program. She talked about her

her work efforts to entice workers to the state of South Dakota and she came out with a number of ads. I'm gonna play two of them for you here.

One

governor gnome as a plumber promoting the nationwide workforce recruitment and two as a dentist again doing the same. Both ads if you haven't seen them are very well done and very funny, but let me play for it.

South Dakota's hiring as the first state to bounce back from the pandemic. We've got one of the nation's strongest economies and more jobs than we can fill.

That's why I'm pitching in the average starting salary for an apprentice is seventy seven thousand a year without paying a penny in personal state income tax.

Plus we honor apprenticeships from other states. Hey, what you governor gnome? Yes, and I'm a lousy plumber. South Dakota Freedom works here.

We stayed open for business during the pandemic and now businesses are growing so fast our workforce can't keep up.

That's why I'm lending a hand. We have twenty five thousand open positions here in South Dakota. You'll never pay a penny in personal state income tax and we accept most out of state professional licenses.

Hey, aren't you governor gnome? Yes, I am. It's my first day.

South Dakota Freedom works here.

Joining us now South Dakota governor Christie Nome is with us governor. How are you? Wait great to have you back.

I'm doing great. Thanks for inviting me Sean. So I was kind of blown away the last time you were on the program because when you started talking about an apprentice ship programs and apprentices yet eighty thousand a year now at one point of my life.

I was a carbon is apprentice and I was making five dollars an hour know that I did know that you did not why spend ten years in the construction business ten years in the restaurant.

Business I started at twelve in the restaurant business and you know somehow my big mouth you know brought me other places thank goodness but.

I eighty thousand dollars for an apprenticeship program is mind boggling to me how cool is that?

Well, it's really incredible and especially when you take into effect the fact that we don't have an income tax in South Dakota we don't have a personal property tax.

We have a 4.2% sales tax and that's largely what what funds the entire state so people get to keep a lot more of their money in their own pockets and also the cost of living is so low in in South Dakota.

So it really is compounded by the fact that that those that formula of economic success comes together and these are apprenticeship programs across the board.

We did licensing reform last year that recognizes virtually all licenses that as soon as someone comes to South Dakota for many other state we recognize whatever license that they have whether they're a nurse or a teacher a hair stylist a cosmetologist even a nail technician a real estate license all of those are recognized when they come to South Dakota they can immediately get to work.

And if they aren't licensed will sign them up an apprenticeship program get them trained while they're on the job they get free education they get a high paying job and they get benefits many times with these positions as well.

...