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.
Sunday, April 6, 2008Early Retirement = "Unpatriotic"Must we work longer to serve Social Security and Medicare? By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAndrew L. Yarrow of the Baltimore Sun argued recently that Americans who retire early from the work force are both "selfish and ... more »»
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Monday, March 31, 2008Citizens Can Weigh In on New Mexico's "Comprehensive Health Plan"By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareSocialists and government bureaucrats have a knack for framing policy discussions in terms of more or less socialism rather than emphasizing individual freedom. This has certainly been the case in the debate over health care. Now, the state wants input on a more »»
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Sunday, March 30, 2008US Unveils Hospital Comparison SiteBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareOn Friday, the US Health and Human Services Department unveiled a new website that allows people to compare hospital care quality and ... more »»
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Thursday, March 27, 2008When Health Care and Education Bureaucracies CollideBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareA recent article in the Las Cruces Sun-News outlining a new $1.9 million award by the U.S. Department of Labor to Doña Ana Community College's nursing program caught my attention. As the ... more »»
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Monday, March 17, 2008Taxing Health Insurance in NMBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareThe centerpiece of bureaucracy-based health care reform like the proposal Governor Richardson continues to push is "universal coverage." By this, advocates mean that if we all have health insurance then everyone will have access ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008Socialized Medicine Losing its Stigma?By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareA recent story in the LA Times titled "Socialize Medicine Losing its Stigma?" caught my attention. The story discusses a poll on what "socialized medicine" means to a group of American survey respondents. ... more »»
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Sunday, March 9, 2008Outsourcing Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareFree trade is great. And, while the principle of comparative advantage makes it logical for nations to specialize in those industries that are most competitive, this has not been the case for health care until very recently. Now, ... more »»
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Saturday, March 8, 2008Raise Taxes or Curtail Services = False DichotomyBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAlthough this editorial from the Atlanta Journal Constitution includes many solid points on the need to rein in the runaway costs of Medicare and Medicaid, it also plays into the false dichotomy that we ... more »»
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Friday, March 7, 2008Regulating Health Insurance in New MexicoBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareWhile most of the attention during New Mexico's recently-completed legislative session was on Governor Richardson's massive, government-managed health care proposal, apparently it wasn't the only ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008New Fidelity Study: Retirees Need $225,000By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareA couple retiring this year will need about $225,000 in savings to cover medical costs in retirement, "according to a study released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments.The figure, calculated for a couple age 65, is up 4.7 percent from the $215,000 ... more »»
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