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.


Thursday, February 28, 2008

Richardson's Health Care Plan Discussed in National Review Online 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

I discussed Governor Richardson's efforts to impose a highly bureaucratized -- albeit not explicitly socialist -- health care proposal on New Mexico in National Review Online.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Baltimore Sun does Q&A With Greg Scandlen 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

Rarely does the media -- especially liberal newspapers like the Baltimore Sun -- give free market proponents the space to explain their positions at length, but that is what Greg Scandlen of Consumers for Health Choice more »»

Saturday, March 1, 2008

The Right Reform for NM? 

Leading Senator Claims Time for "Universal Care" is Now

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

New Mexico State Senator Dede Feldman (D-ABQ), one of the state's leaders on the health care issue, had an interesting opinion piece ... more »»

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Deroy Murdock Takes on "Universal Health Care" 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

Deroy Murdock warns Americans of the folly of socialized medicine using a study of England's failing National Health ... more »»

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Canadians on Health Care: "We Need Market Solutions!" 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

While individual states from California to New Mexico discuss ways to introduce more government to the health ... more »»

Friday, February 15, 2008

New Mexico Heads into Special Health Care Session 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has called a special session in an attempt to get his health care bill passed. This was no surprise given the governor's fixation on health care before the session began, but with little in the way ... more »»

Thursday, February 14, 2008

How Socialized Medicine Would Really Work 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

Chuck Asay has a good look at how socialized medicine would work. Check out his editorial cartoon of February 2. Copy and paste the following into your browser window to see it at the web site of the Creators Syndicate:

http://tinyurl.com/382mg8

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Technology Puts Health Care Records in Patients' Hands 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

There has been a big push among health care reform advocates on both the left and the right to force health care providers and others to put health care records online. While there is a lot ... more »»

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Healthy, Thin, Non-smokers Consume More Health Care 

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

Way back when states were debating the tobacco settlement, opponents of the settlement, which amounted to government control over the tobacco industry, ... more »»

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

New Mexico's Largest Newspaper Endorses Richardson Health Plan 

Says New Mexico health care can't get worse

By Paul Gessing

Filed As:  Health Care

Somewhat surprisingly given its usually reasonable editorial opinions, the Albuquerque Journal endorsed Governor ... more »»

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