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Tipping Point New Mexico

Apr 27, 2023

On this week's conversation Paul sits down with Scott Appelman, founder and president of the Rainbow Ryders ballooning company which began in Albuquerque and works in several nearby cities. They discuss the economic impact of the industry on Albuquerque and New Mexico, challenges the industry faces, and why his company...


Apr 25, 2023

On this week's conversation Paul and Wally discuss the Gov.'s use of the line-item veto in the latest tax bill. While Paul believes very strongly that the Gov. had the legal authority to use the line-item veto he and Wally find it amusing that NM Democrats suddenly care about process and separation of powers. 

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Apr 20, 2023

On this week's conversation Paul talks to Mark Abramson the owner of Los Ranchos Gun Store. They discuss gun issues in New Mexico from the past session as well as the Gov.'s plans to attack gun rights in the 2024 session. Also, Mark and Paul discuss the efforts by gun sellers to organize under one organizational...


Apr 18, 2023

On this Tipping Point discussion Wally and Paul take on a number of fiscal issues:

Contrary to the views of NM politicians, lower taxes CAN result in higher revenues.

According to the latest Rich States Poor States report New Mexico sticks out relative to its neighbors (in a bad way). New Mexico's economy isn't in...


Apr 13, 2023

On this week's conversation Paul talks with the top performing legislator in the Foundation's Freedom Index John Block. Rep. Block is a freshman lawmaker out of Alamogordo and has been active in politics for several years. We discuss his conservative track record and how he approached the session among numerous other...