NM Encourages Native American Vets to Seek Refunds
Governor Susana Martinez visits Santa Teresa
Governor Susana Martinez visited Santa Teresa this afternoon to discuss two important capital projects that will improve vital infrastructure and support economic development efforts in the border region. The two projects were included in the $86 million capital outlay bill that passed during September's special legislative session. Governor Martinez visited Monarch Litho, Inc., a commercial printing company with facilities in both Santa Teresa and Juarez, to meet with employees and discuss the capital projects and other efforts to create a friendlier business environment and promote job creation along New Mexico's southern border. She was joined by Economic Development Department Secretary-designate Jon Barela as well as members of the Border Industrial Association.
"There is incredible potential for economic development and job creation in the border region and throughout Southern New Mexico," said Governor Martinez. "In order to realize that potential, we must provide ample infrastructure for businesses that are trying to grow and expand and companies that want to get off the ground here or relocate to our state. These two water projects are vital to retaining and supporting businesses that already exist in Doña Ana County and will provide an even greater incentive to out-of-state companies that are considering moving their operations to New Mexico. I am grateful for the leadership of Senator Pete Domenici in supporting and promoting these vital projects and I applaud the bi-partisan support they have received from our elected officials." 
Roughly $1.85 million of last month's capital outlay legislation will fund water infrastructure projects in the Santa Teresa area. A total of $1.25 million will fund renovations to the area's water supply and distribution system in order to increase available water and improve water pressure for industrial sites and other facilities in Santa Teresa and surrounding areas of Doña Ana County. Another $600,000 will help to fund the construction of a wastewater treatment facility that will support the area's growth and large scale development. The current facility serving the Santa Teresa area, which is near capacity, process about 300,000 gallons of water each day. The new facility will allow for an additional 600,000 gallons of water to be processed each day.
Human Nature and Government Limitation
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| Julian Laws |
A cursory study of microeconomics reveals some human behavioral patterns that would suggest a limited government better serves the population, especially at the federal level. When understood, the general populace of a country would want to keep as much of the decision making as close to home as possible. I mean this both figuratively and literally. Major decisions in policy should be made where it affects individuals the most: in their towns and communities. This would inspire the populace to take more of an interest in community affairs, cast more informed votes and increase the effectiveness of personal outreach. In the most literal of senses, keeping the decisions close to home means making families the primary decision makers for what is best for them.
Mutual Benefit and Incentives
The first behavior is based on the idea of mutual benefit and incentives. Commerce functions on individuals and service/product providers making agreements on trade that gives each party the maximum benefit. If you’ve ever haggled with a vender at the local farmers market you’ve experienced this first hand. Otherwise, individuals shop according to the return the product or service would give in exchange for the amount of money or labor they are willing to sacrifice for it. If the price is too high they look for an alternative or go without. This transaction creates the most efficient allocation of labor and resources.
As more product and service industries are monitored, regulated and controlled by government the more the efficiency between coming to a mutually beneficial result is hindered. Simply put, some people begin to pay more, in both labor and money for less while others pay less, in labor and money, yet receive more. Adding an administrative third party creates a drain on money and labor. Such organizations are then funded through taxes since no product or service is provided; adding to the “more” that people must pay for the decrease in their return. This de-motivates producers and enables non-contribution.
Human nature is geared to responding to incentives. The best possible situation is created when everyone contributes to the highest possible mutually beneficial point in a trade either through labor or resources. Government intervention disrupts this exchange and falsifies the consequences of contribution to trade. Paying more for less, leaves producers with little or no incentive to continue production at the same rate. Paying less for more, leaves consumers with little or no incentive to contribute with labor or resources. Maintaining the incentive to contribute is paramount to creating prosperity for both parties otherwise there is a net loss in wealth and society as a whole is poorer. Read rest of column here: News New Mexico
New Twist in Pay to Play Lawsuits
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| Bruce Malott |
A Decline of 5%: "The Bottom Has Dropped Out"
Ski Apache gets two inches and begins snow making
NewsNM Swickard: Officially Winter begins when the ski areas open and that is a fact. From the Ruidoso Free Press - Ski Apache has begun preparations for its 50th season on the slopes of the Sierra Blanca. The ski resort will begin the season with the 2011 Warren Miller film premiere on Nov. 19, and opening day is slated for Thanksgiving Day. Situated high in the mountains of Mescalero and resting at 11,500 feet with a vertical drop of 1,800 feet, Ski Apache’s dry, arid climate makes for optimal snow conditions for skiers and snowboarders of all levels.Starting Thanksgiving Day, the mountain is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Read more
What About the 14th Amendment?
“The opening was perfect,” Epstein told CBSNewYork.com. “The food was delicious, the customers were happy, and the line was out the door.” Customers kept coming back, Epstein said. “Everything was going in the right direction. Sales continued to grow. We started to build our catering business. Costs were going down. I felt that by October or November we would break even.”“I came one Monday morning and I found the exit by the 2 or 3 subway station closed. I saw all these barriers – barricades – all up and down my street,” Epstein said. “At first I thought nothing of it, but after a week… it’s been six or seven weeks now.” Read full story here: News New Mexico
Cote: GOP Seeks Big Government Power Grab
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| Nathan Cote |
NM Politics - You might not have noticed, but in the last few weeks our nation has witnessed an attempted big-government power grab the likes of which we have rarely seen. Republicans in Congress who were elected on the platform of a smaller federal government are pushing through an unprecedented power grab in the name of border security. Unlike the bill I passed as a state representative that established a venue for cooperation between border law-enforcement agencies, their bill has possible undertones of violating the U.S. Constitution, country-to-country agreements, and other problematic issues. H.R. 1505, the National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act, was passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee last month. The bill is championed by Rep. Rob Bishop of Utah and has serious implications for New Mexico. Read full column here: News New Mexico
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