JAMCCLURE.COM

errorsofenchantment.com

Rapid-transit plan would be too disruptive | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/08/03/rapid-transit-plan-would-be-too-disruptive

Rapid-transit plan would be too disruptive. August 3, 2015. Advocates of market-oriented public policy rarely have anything complimentary to say about transit systems. Government-owned trains and buses are fiercely protected by politicians and powerful lobbying groups, despite consistently unimpressive ridership numbers and runaway costs. But in Albuquerque, at least lately, transit is a different story. Transportation planners are seeking to replace Rapid Ride with “Albuquerque Rapid Transit&#8221...

errorsofenchantment.com

2015 New Mexico Friedman Day Celebration: Dr. Matt Ladner shares some scary demographic data & how educational choice can alleviate the problem | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/07/31/2015-new-mexico-friedman-day-celebration-dr-matt-ladner-shares-some-scary-demographic-data-how-educational-choice-can-alleviate-the-problem

2015 New Mexico Friedman Day Celebration: Dr. Matt Ladner shares some scary demographic data & how educational choice can alleviate the problem. July 31, 2015. Dr Matthew Ladner spoke at the Rio Grande Foundation’s “Milton Friedman Day” celebration on New Mexico’s Impending Demographic Challenges and How Policymakers Can Cope. His slides can be accessed here. In fact, as Ladner notes New Mexico’s working age will shrink as a percentage of the total population, with the Land of Enchantment projected...

errorsofenchantment.com

A White Elephant Stalks the Motherland’s Taxpayers | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/07/29/a-white-elephant-stalks-the-motherlands-taxpayers

A White Elephant Stalks the Motherland’s Taxpayers. July 29, 2015. Model of launch complex for Soyuz-2 rocket in Vostochny Cosmodrome. Credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin (http:/ vitalykuzmin.net). It turns out, “spaceport” and “boondoggle” go together beyond New Mexico’s borders. Under construction in Russia’s Far East, is in trouble. The project’s purpose, according to Anatoly Medetsky of the. Is “to ease the country’s dependence on the Soviet-era Baikonur launch site. Families alone have flown over 2,000 times.

errorsofenchantment.com

RTW Prevails, for the Seventh Month in a Row | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/08/04/rtw-prevails-for-the-seventh-month-in-a-row

RTW Prevails, for the Seventh Month in a Row. August 4, 2015. The Rio Grande Foundation is tracking announcements of expansions, relocations, and greenfield investments published on. 8216;s website. Founded in 1965, the publication. 8220;is considered the leading executive magazine covering corporate site selection and relocation. Is published quarterly and has 60,000 mailed copies.” In an explanation to the Foundation, its editor wrote that items for. With nearly 30 percent of jobs projected for non-RTW...

errorsofenchantment.com

ABQ City Council’s Fair Workweek Act is Extreme, will kill local business | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/07/28/abq-city-councils-fair-workweek-act-is-extreme-will-kill-local-business/comment-page-1

ABQ City Council’s Fair Workweek Act is Extreme, will kill local business. July 28, 2015. The Fair Workweek Act. Will be heard before Albuquerque’s City Council on August 10. The legislation, sponsored by Councilors Benton and Peña. Was written by outside organizations. But that is not what makes it a bad idea. The proposal has a number of extreme provisions that would have tremendous, negative impacts on local businesses, especially small ones. The proposal would require employers to:. Ultimately, becau...

errorsofenchantment.com

More Gloom for the Boondoggle-in-the-Desert | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/07/06/more-gloom-for-the-boondoggle-in-the-desert

More Gloom for the Boondoggle-in-the-Desert. July 6, 2015. If it weren’t for bad news, Spaceport America wouldn’t have any news at all. June brought a number of dismal developments for the taxpayer-funded facility:. 1) A KRQE report. 2) Alabama’s governor announced. 8220;a series of preliminary studies to assess the feasibility of landing Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft at Huntsville International Airport.”. 3) Houston Spaceport earned licensing approval from the FAA. Boondoggle now&#...

errorsofenchantment.com

Live television event in Las Cruces: The Disappearing Middle Class? | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/2015/08/05/live-television-event-in-las-cruces-the-disappearing-middle-class

Live television event in Las Cruces: The Disappearing Middle Class? August 5, 2015. What state and federal policies are needed to boost the economy? In particular, with median household wages down and pay increases meager or non-existent, what can be done? Join us in studio on Thursday, August 13, at 12:45pm to ask your questions of:. Steve Fischmann, former state legislator and co-chair of the New Mexico Fair Lending Coalition. Paul Gessing, President of the Rio Grande Foundation. Brought To You By:.

errorsofenchantment.com

Paul Gessing | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/author/pgessing

West Virginia sees progress in wake of economic reforms. August 24, 2016. Several states have embraced reforms including “right to work” in recent years. “Rust belt” stalwarts like Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin have adopted such laws to great effect. But, comparisons to New Mexico are difficult. They are industrial powerhouses despite recent problems. And then there is West Virginia which adopted “right to work” and repealed its […]. Playing the “blame game” on New Mexico’s budget. August 22, 2016.

errorsofenchantment.com

Uncategorized | Errors of Enchantment

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/category/uncategorized

West Virginia sees progress in wake of economic reforms. August 24, 2016. Several states have embraced reforms including “right to work” in recent years. “Rust belt” stalwarts like Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin have adopted such laws to great effect. But, comparisons to New Mexico are difficult. They are industrial powerhouses despite recent problems. And then there is West Virginia which adopted “right to work” and repealed its […]. The City Needs Different Economic Development. August 24, 2016.

errorsofenchantment.com

Errors of Enchantment | Why is New Mexico not realizing its potential? | Page 352

http://www.errorsofenchantment.com/page/352

8216;Private’ Space Development. July 5, 2006. While New Mexico’s state government gears up to build a spaceport, Space.com reports. On a similar endeavor underway next door in Texas. Blue Origin is building its launch site with private funds, on private land, while billionaire Sir Richard Branson is taking advantage of the relatively poor New Mexico taxpayer, conning Bill Richardson and the New Mexico Legislature out of $100 million in public funds, plus a sizeable chunk of public land. July 3, 2006.