What’s the Problem with Higher Mandated Wages? Increased minimum wages in New Mexico are not good for our employees, for businesses or our economy. Read more HERE.

Bring Jobs to New Mexico without Government-Subsidized Competition

Legislators are currently looking at using more tax money to bring business - and jobs - to New Mexico. No one would disagree that we need to make that happen.

Success at the Bernalillo County Commission: Last night, Bernalillo County Commissioners considered a resolution to Congress on a “Fee and Dividend” program concerning CO2 emissions. We are glad to report the vote was 3 – 2, AGAINST the resolution.

There was a great response to the NMBC Call to Action on this issue! Many NMBC members sent emails, made calls and some attended last night’s meeting to give Commissioners feedback. Our VOICE made the difference in stopping this resolution.

What will Bernalillo County Commissioners do? Bernalillo County Commissioners will consider a resolution calling on Congress to impose a "Fee and Dividend" program with the goal of reducing CO2 emissions to 10 percent of 1990 levels. Albuquerque Climate Change Lobby, which is associated with a national group, Climate Change Lobby is behind this effort.

The idea behind the program taxes energy at a rate of $15 per ton of equivalent CO2 with a minimum $10 per ton increase each year. Taxes will be redistributed to taxpayers – BUT companies will have to raise rates, which means the tax will end up getting passed on to consumers.

There's just never enough money for some elected officials because they are on a constant mission to increase the size of government. How do they do it? They take it from us: