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.
Friday, October 2, 2009Show Me the (Stimulus) Money!By Paul GessingFiled As: Budget and TaxAt long last, the federal government has its new stimulus-tracking website up and running. Interested taxpayers and journalists can now start digging to find out where some of the billions of dollars that have been printed up in Washington under Obama’s stimulus plan are going. The website is more »»
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Friday, September 25, 2009Federalism and the Single-Payer Crowd (opportunity to engage?)By Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareI agree with the single-payer crowd (but just this once)A few days ago, I read the following headline for an opinion piece in the ABQ Journal “Bill Needs States’ Flexibility.” ... more »»
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009Agreeing and Disagreeing with Doctor Critic of ObamacareBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareDr. Brian Jellison, a neuroradiologist from Santa Fe had an interesting critique of Obamacare and the Congressional authors of health care reform. In the article, which appeared in the Albuquerque Journal, ... more »»
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Saturday, September 5, 2009ObamaCare and America's Current Entitlement ProblemBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareToo often when describing the size and scope of the United States government, we use massive numbers that are not relevant to regular people in their daily lives. The Center for Individual Freedom has produced an excellent video (below) to illustrate the problem and how ... more »»
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Friday, September 4, 2009Medicaid a Prime Target for State Budget CutsBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareWhile the health care debate has been focused on President Obama and Congress for the last several months, each state still has a great deal to say about health care spending within its borders. Nowhere is this more the case than in Medicaid. As I point out in my new opinion piece, more »»
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Thursday, September 3, 2009Reforming Health Care Takes Smart ShoppersBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareAlbuquerque Dr. Barry Krakow hits the nail on the head in his excellent opinion piece in the Albuquerque Journal. And I’m not saying this just because he mentions my advocacy for such ... more »»
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009Rio Grande Foundation Health Care Debate Footage AvailableBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareThe Rio Grande Foundation recently hosted a health care debate between Michael Cannon of the <a href="http://www.cato.org">Cato Institute</a> and Carter Bundy of the <a href="http://www.afscme.org/">American Federation of State County and Municipal ... more »»
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Friday, August 28, 2009The Underappreciated Role of the AMA in Driving Up Health Care CostsBy Paul GessingFiled As: Economic principles, Health CareEconomist Milton Friedman, in his book “Capitalism and Freedom” argued passionately about the economic harms associated with professional licensing. Friedman’s basic point was that “The biggest advocates for licenses ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009Simultaneously Reforming NM Health Care and Filling the Budget GapBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health CareOn Monday, the Albuquerque Journal reported that policymakers are considering cutting Medicaid in order to shore up New Mexico’s budget deficit. All I can say is that it is about time. New Mexico’s ... more »»
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009Health Care Experts to Debate at August 31st Public Meeting in AlbuquerqueBy Paul GessingFiled As: Health Care(Albuquerque)— With the Obama Administration’s health care proposal changing on a near-daily basis and Congressional town hall meetings stirring up controversy like never before, citizens need to be involved now, more than ever, in the health care debate. To that end, the Rio Grande ... more »»
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