Now is the time for tax-credit scholarships
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Enacting tax-credit scholarship legislation will enable lower-income and special-needs students to attend schools that will better meet their needs. Continue Reading
Taxes matter; here’s why
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Imagine how we would sound if we used words like “roads,” “education,” “public safety,” and “heath care” instead of “taxes.” Would you want to be heard saying, “I can’t believe I pay for roads when I fill my gas tank?” Or, “First responders really hike up the cost of my mortgage?” Continue Reading
The final consequences of political actions
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We all know we cannot spend without restraint much as we know that smoking is unhealthy. There will be final consequences. Continue Reading
NM homeowners need help
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On Wednesday we joined more than 60 faith and community leaders in the rotunda of the state capitol to call on state legislators to take action this year to help struggling New Mexican homeowners keep their homes. Continue Reading
Rhode Island pension reforms are a model for NM
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Rhode Island’s is not the only reform model in terms of specific policies, but it is a model for New Mexico in terms of political will and desire to preserve itself for future generations. Continue Reading
Lawmakers offer competing plans to reduce tax ‘pyramiding’
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Gov. Susana Martinez on Wednesday endorsed a plan by Rep. David Doyle that would give the construction industry a break on gross receipts taxes. Meanwhile, Sen. Steve Fischmann proposes eliminating the tax on all business services, but his bill includes other proposals to pay for it. Continue Reading
NM responds to the State of the Union address
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VIDEO: Not surprisingly, responses from New Mexico officials and politicos to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address were divided along partisan lines. Continue Reading
It’s time for tax fairness and transparency
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It’s time to close the tax loophole for out-of-state corporations and provide more transparency and accountability when it comes to tax “incentives.” Will we choose the priorities of Wall Street or Main Street? Continue Reading
Nonprofits focus on taxes in new mailer
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With their right to lobby the Legislature backed by a federal appeals court, two nonprofits that fought with state officials over mailers they sent in 2008 are out with a new mailer pressuring the governor and lawmakers on various tax-related bills. Continue Reading
Seven steps to restore a healthy America
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In seven steps, America can be on a healthy path to prosperity. Repealing Obamacare is the first step to recovery. Continue Reading
Just another ‘job creation’ scheme
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Tax cuts. Really? At a time when the state is barely beginning to recover from having slashed hundreds of millions of dollars from the budget, Governor Martinez wants to cut revenue even deeper by cutting taxes? Continue Reading
Are we becoming a nation of fiscal dropouts?
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If we are to survive this recession – and for many the recession is still very much alive – we must get a grip on our expectations and our national debt and get re-engaged in the running of our companies and in our political process. Continue Reading
Land of sopapillas and chile or chips and bytes?
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Judging by the great strides made in technology over the last 100 years, we can expect massive change during the next century. Here’s what I think things will look like in 2112. Continue Reading
The truth about the year 2011
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America started 2011 in severe financial crisis with far too much governmental spending. We end the year without any real effort by our government to deal with the crisis. Continue Reading
What is the mission of higher education?
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New Mexico institutes of higher education received more than $2 billion in funding from the state this year. But to what end? Continue Reading