Paul Gessing
Paul Gessing is the president of the Rio Grande Foundation, a public policy organization in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prior to joining the Foundation, he headed up the lobbying efforts of the National Taxpayers Union (NTU) a respected taxpayer-advocacy organization in Washington, DC. At NTU, Paul's portfolio included lobbying before Congress and in the states. He has published articles in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, US News & World Reports, and several other major publications. In them he makes the case for Constitutional protections for taxpayers, the economic benefits of tax cuts, and the need for spending restraint. Paul has also testified in Congress and before a variety of state and local bodies in support of taxpayer interests.
Paul graduated from Bowling Green State University in Ohio with a degree in Political Science in 1997 and he received his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Maryland in 2005.
Tuesday, June 5, 2007Beware of Health Care Cure AllFiled As: Health CareIt is widely expected that some kind of major health care reform will be a top priority in New Mexico's 2008 legislative session. Among the proposals up for consideration ... more »»
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Thursday, May 31, 2007Dog vs. Human Health CareFiled As: Health CareMy six-month old Siberian Husky, Jack (click here for picture), recently had some health problems. Namely, he swallowed a hackeysack, one of those little bean-filled balls that kids kick around. After two trips to the vet and several tests, ... more »»
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Friday, May 25, 2007Could Single-Payer Really be Less Expensive than Current Health Care System?Filed As: Health CareThere has been a great deal of talk recently about health care reform in New Mexico, in part, because Governor Richardson is likely to dub the 2008 legislative session "the year of health care" and use the session to push for some kind of major health care reform.The major proposals ... more »»
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Friday, May 4, 2007More Mental HealthCongress considers mandate for parity Filed As: Health CareWith everything else going on in Congress right now, "mental health parity" is not on many peoples' radar, but the Rio Grande Foundation and National Center for Public Policy Research are teaming up ... more »»
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Monday, April 16, 2007Rio Grande Foundation and National Center for Public Policy Research take on Mental Health ParityFiled As: Health CareWith so much attention focused on bringing health care costs down, it is troubling that a conservative senator would team up with Ted Kennedy (D-MA) to help pass legislation that would drive up the costs of health care, but ... more »»
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Thursday, April 12, 2007New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Vetoes HPV BillFiled As: Health CareIn what could only qualify as a "flip flop" albeit a good one from our perspective, Governor Richardson has vetoed a bill that would have put the state in charge of a system of mandatory vaccinations for all girls entering the ... more »»
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Monday, March 26, 2007If You Build it, They Will Launch?Filed As: Budget and Tax"If you build it, they will come" and variations of this line from the movie Field of Dreams has been used to justify taxpayer-financed construction of professional sports stadiums for years. ... more »»
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