Re: Flying Blind

Well knock me over with a feather!

Mr. Baca is troubled, nay, appalled that Ray Powell doesn't want to change the way the Land Commisioner's office works. This runs contradictory to Mr. Baca's plans to spend every dollar he can while he can.

New Mexico is not a particularly wealthy state. While job creation is the solution, we need private sector jobs. Jobs that create wealth for individuals without further burdening tax payers.

If there is really enough money sitting around to hire the legions of experts Mr. Baca sees in his charge, taxes should be cut. We don't need dozens more state employees to spend their days filing the fingernails and making recommendations for clean-up strategies of land 30 miles from the nearest major road. To build up this state, we need to enable citizens to reach the American Dream on their own accord, not through useless and costly jobs created through the Public Land Commissioner’s office.