ObamaCare and America’s Current Entitlement Problem

Too often when describing the size and scope of the United States government, we use massive numbers that are not relevant to regular people in their daily lives. The Center for Individual Freedom has produced an excellent video (below) to illustrate the problem and how government-run medical reforms now moving through Congress would affect average [...]

Medicaid a Prime Target for State Budget Cuts

While the health care debate has been focused on President Obama and Congress for the last several months, each state still has a great deal to say about health care spending within its borders. Nowhere is this more the case than in Medicaid. As I point out in my new opinion piece, “Trimming the New [...]

Reforming Health Care Takes Smart Shoppers

Albuquerque Dr. Barry Krakow hits the nail on the head in his excellent opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal. And I’m not saying this just because he mentions my advocacy for such “consumerist” behavior in the health care sector at Rep. Martin Heinrich’s health care town hall meeting.
Writes Krakow in a passage that [...]

9/12 March on Washington

September has already been a busy month here at the Rio Grande Foundation. Although I won’t personally be making my way to Washington, the Rio Grande Foundation has signed on in support of the 9/12 March on Washington. If you have the time and ability to take the anti-tax, pro-liberty message to Washington, you are [...]

Health Care Debate Footage Now Online

In case you missed it (or you attended and want to share it with your friends), footage of the recent health care debate between Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute and Carter Bundy of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees. In addition to the footage which can be found below, Cannon and [...]

Mayor Marty interview/candidate survey now online

In case you missed it, Jim and I interviewed Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez on “Speaking Freely” this past Saturday on AM 1550. The link is available here. Also, the Mayor has completed his candidate survey and that is now posted online here.
The surveys of the other mayoral and council candidates who completed them are [...]

Albuquerque’s Convention Center: Should it be expanded?

A few weeks ago in the Albuquerque Journal business section, Dale Lockett of the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Charlie Gray of the Inkeepers Association made a push for a downtown arena and convention center expansion. Given what I knew to be the economic reality of the convention business, I simply had to respond to [...]

Taxpayer cash for clunker ideas

This is an excellent commentary by Paul Driessen on “Cash for Clunkers” and other programs the politicians are considering to build on the alleged “success” of the idiotic “Cash for Clunkers” program. Feel free to distribute with attribution to Mr. Driessen

First cars, next power plants. Wasting natural resources to promote eco ideologies.
It’s finally been euthanized [...]

The Underappreciated Role of the AMA in Driving Up Health Care Costs

Economist Milton Friedman, in his book “Capitalism and Freedom” argued passionately about the economic harms associated with professional licensing. Friedman’s basic point was that “The biggest advocates for licenses in an industry are, usually, the people in the industry, wishing to keep out potential competitors.” Unfortunately, with all the focus on the “public option,” mandates, [...]

New Mexico Loses Tens of Millions of Dollars in Investment Placed by Richardson Ally Correra (Again)

New Mexico lost nearly $40 million of its $55 million investment in Antares Investment Partners, a Greenwich, CT real estate investment trust. But Marc Correra, a Richardson ally, came out a lot better. As a third-party placement agent for the deal, he participated in $600,000 in fees.
The Greenwich Time concluded its investigation of Antares this [...]

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