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.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007Biden Unveils Health Care PlanBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareOkay, so Joe Biden is probably not going to be our next President. That said, his health care reform proposal is interesting for a number of reasons. First and foremost, there is no universal mandate. That said, the plan would still cost between ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 23, 2007Personal Responsibility and Government Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI was quoted in a recent story in the Santa Fe New Mexican that I think illustrates some of the problems in health care reporting specifically and economic reporting in general -- reporters focus only ... more »»
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Thursday, October 11, 2007Pediatricians: "Stunning Deficiencies in Childrens' Health CareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAccording to a new study released Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, children across the country — even those covered by health insurance ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007Left-of-Center Albuquerque Newspaper Slams Bush SCHIP VetoBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareIt is no surprise that the Albuquerque Tribune, the city's left-leaning newspaper, slammed President Bush for vetoing SCHIP expansion. What is interesting is one of the arguments the paper uses in its more »»
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Monday, October 8, 2007GM plan illuminates crisis in health careBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareWhile not much has been written here about GM's plan to turn over responsibility for its employees' health care, I thought this article provided an ... more »»
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Saturday, October 6, 2007SCHIP's Financial Impact on New MexicoBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareNew Mexico already receives $2 in federal money for every $1 that it sends to Washington. According to this article, SCHIP expansion is just ... more »»
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Friday, October 5, 2007Heather Wilson, SCHIP, and Domenici's SeatBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAs I reported here previously, New Mexico Representative Heather Wilson has been one of the ringleaders in the House in support of the massive Senate SCHIP expansion. She is now actively working to ... more »»
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Saturday, September 29, 2007Paying for Doctors...a ResponseBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareIs how we pay for health care important? A few weeks ago I skewered the Albuquerque Journal's health care columnist for arguing that how we pay for health care is ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007Nanny-statists Turn Seniors into 5-year olds "for their health"Filed As: Health CareThis is the net result of the ongoing war on politically-incorrect foods and fat people. Senior centers are now turning down donations of baked goods. Now, while I certainly don't want our seniors to turn into overweight couch potatoes, it ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007The Missouri Plan for Health CareFiled As: Health CareIt may not be the "be all, end all," health care solution, but given federal constraints placed upon the states, there is only so much that can be done without Congressional action. That said, one of the more interesting ... more »»
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