You Know Best
When our Representatives represent their parties with more passion than they represent us, people suffer. The people of New Mexico are suffering more than most.
Politics has become “I win; you lose” as different groups battle for the levers of power because each thinks it knows what’s best for everyone else.
In reality, no one knows what is best for you and your family.
Many of New Mexico’s political leaders have forgotten this fact. As a result, our state has slipped to the bottom of the rankings in critical areas, like job growth, education and crime.
Too many citizens have become resigned to this situation – as if having the worst human outcomes in America is just part of New Mexico’s identity.
It isn’t, and I refuse to accept it.
First Do No Harm
Many of the rules that govern New Mexicans not only fail to solve our problems: often, they actually prevent us from solving them.
Leaders who say we need more employment pass laws that make it harder for New Mexican workers to qualify for jobs, and for businesses to provide those jobs in the first place.
Politicians who say we need increased access to education pass laws that make that very education more expensive.
And candidates who want to reduce crime argue for the criminalization of people whose actions have no victims. As a result, resources that could be used to support real victims and prevent the crimes that create them are wasted.
