Did you know…New Mexico has money to “burn”?

That’s not just OUR viewpoint, recently a New Mexico State Senator (Antonio “Moe” Maestas) was quoted as saying this. See story below. Of course, as we’ve said repeatedly in recent years, New Mexico has plenty of money to do nearly anything it wants. Sadly, policymakers have:

• • Found plenty of money for a costly $850 million annual universal child care program.
  • They handed MLG $308 million for “quantum computing.”
  • Eliminated 1,000 jobs in communities with ICE facilities.
  • Offered taxpayer-funded handouts to media outlets AND newspapers.

Meanwhile, just this session New Mexico’s Democrats voted to raise vehicle registration fees by 25% and increase taxes on businesses by $110-$120 million annually.

But, providing even modest reductions in taxes was simply “unaffordable” for this (and previous) legislatures. Instead, government spending has grown by more than 80% under this Gov. and New Mexicans remain among the very most impoverished in the nation with New Mexico continuing to depend on oil and gas.

We applaud Sen. Maestas’ honesty, but simply cannot understand why New Mexico voters are so willing to elect and reelect people who are more than happy to spend incredible sums of money on THEIR priorities while refusing to share that prosperity and money with the people they supposedly represent. Check out the story by clicking on it below: