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Maryland Follows in the steps of Santa Fe

Maryland has already made headlines this year by passing the nation’s first “living wage” bill. Fortunately, the bill only forced government employers (and not your average business) to pay the absurd cost of $11.30 per hour.
Unfortunately, Howard County wants to pass an even higher living wage bill. One of the prime arguments is [...]

Everitt’s Legacy Overshadowed by No Child Left Behind

As a product of Albuquerque Public Schools, I feel strongly attached to its fortunes and misfortunes. As of Monday, superintendent Elizabeth Everitt announced her refusal to renew her contract next year. She leaves her office as a controversial figure.
Whatever achievements Everitt did or did not accomplish, her tenure is tainted by the effects [...]

Guest Workers, Please?

Many credit Byron Dorgan (D-ND) with killing the much hated Senate immigration bill. In his quite animated speeches opposing the bill, he notes his distaste for the guest worker program, which ostensibly takes jobs away from Americans and depresses American wages.
Our own Jeff Bingaman sponsored an amendment to the bill that lowered the [...]

Half of Every Tax Dollar Goes Towards Education

The New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue opens it’s webpage with a question; who benefits when taxes are collected? It then goes on to proudly proclaim that 47% of your tax dollars go to public schools!
If someone’s benefitting from this program, I’m not seeing who it is. It’s certainly not benefitting the [...]

Congressional Oil Impotence

Gas prices are rising and the usual cry has arisen from Congress that something must be done. As Mr. Gessing pointed out, our own Rep. Wilson is sponsoring this very piece of legislation.
What, exactly, can Congress do about such apparent price gouging? One thing they can’t do is lower the price of [...]

Who Causes Inflation?

An article in today’s ABQ Journal details the new John Adams Dollar Coin which goes into circulation today. Contrary to most people’s understanding of money, the U.S. Mint fervently hopes that people will start “collecting the coins.”
The article notes the flops of the Susan B. Anthony and Sacajawea coins while simultaneously explaining that “the [...]

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