Susana Martinez on Job Creation

NewsNM went to the Susana Martinez website to get an idea of her ideas for job creation. See Martinez position page on the economy here. Martinez viewpoints on job creation are brief and to the point. Her position paper is only 225 words. There is ten times as much verbiage on the Denish site on the subject.
Martinez begins by reminding voters that employers have choices and will tend to locate their businesses where they have the best chance to succeed. Trying to connect the competitive dots, she suggests that higher taxes and excessive regulations tend to force jobs out of New Mexico. Martinez states that her primary goal is to make certain businesses in New Mexico continue to operate in the state, while attracting others to set up shop here.

The cornerstone of her philosophy regarding our state competing for businesses is to lower tax rates. Martinez rejects increasing government spending to assist business. Instead, she focuses on the idea of being more business friendly than neighboring states when it comes to taxes, red tape, and excessive business regulation.

Martinez says, "The private citizen – not the government – assumes risk and creates opportunity. Instead, government should serve as the citizen’s partner and strongest supporter."
In the final paragraph of her paper, Martinez links improved education to job creation. She calls a quality workforce a critical component of attracting new jobs in New Mexico. "I will work to create a high-performing education system that prepares our children to confront the real world and succeed in the jobs of tomorrow," says Martinez.

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The contrast between the Denish and Martinez philosophies on job creation are stark. There is a long list of Denish proposals on job creation (see previous post). The Martinez paper can be summarized in two sentences. 1. New Mexico state government can best foster job creation by removing one of its hands from the job creator's pocket and eliminate the idea that businesses must rely on government as a facilitator. 2. New Mexico's education system must be made to function better so a higher quality workforce is available to prospective employers.

Susana Martinez on Job Creation