Rio Grande Foundation

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We are building a New Mexico where liberty, opportunity, and prosperity flourish.

The mission of the Rio Grande Foundation is to increase liberty and prosperity for all of New Mexico by informing citizens of the importance of individual freedom, limited government, and economic opportunity.

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Tipping Point New Mexico

Tipping Point New Mexico is the official podcast of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico, hosted by Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation, and Wally Drangmeister.

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Issues

Rio Grande Foundation: The Constitution
The Constitution
Rio Grande Foundation: The Economy
The Economy
Rio Grande Foundation: Education
Education
Rio Grande Foundation: Energy and Environment
Energy and Environment
Rio Grande Foundation: Healthcare
Healthcare
Rio Grande Foundation: Legislature
the Legislature

Errors of Enchantment

Errors of Enchantment is the official blog of the Rio Grande Foundation that addresses public policy issues facing New Mexico.

  • Tax Foundation: New Mexico ranked 7th-highest for tax collections in FY 2023
    by Paul Gessing
    The amount of money that continues to pour into New Mexico’s budgets is stunning. A recent report from Tax Foundation highlights just how rapidly New Mexico’s state and local tax collections have risen in recent years. The chart below is for FY 2023 (we are currently in FY 2027, so this is somewhat new data, […]
  • Tipping Point NM Episode 841: “New America,” Polling, Debate Scheduled, & Teacher Morale
    by Paul Gessing
    Trump floats changing New Mexico’s name to “New America.” A business poll shows how businesses feel about gross receipts tax (they really don’t like it). ABQ Journal polling finds plurality of New Mexicans support paying legislators. New Mexicans don’t think the economy is very good. Inflation, cost of living, are top concerns for New Mexicans. Overwhelmingly New […]
  • Poll: Business leaders believe NM’s gross receipts tax holds our economy back
    by Paul Gessing
    New Mexico’s gross receipts tax has been a target of the Rio Grande Foundation since day 1. We have always believed that New Mexico should shift the tax to resemble a sales tax rather than one that includes taxes on top of taxes and also includes numerous business-to-business taxes (like on construction or contracted services […]
  • New Mexico film subsidies remain a boondoggle…but we just opened a $73 million taxpayer funded film school
    by Paul Gessing
    Several item related to New Mexico’s film industry which continues to struggle (as it does nationally). President Trump recently expressed support for federal financial support for new Hollywood film subsidies at the federal level. That’s a terrible idea in our book given the chart below and the fact that Washington is $40 trillion in debt. […]

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