10 Ways in 10 Days

 

January 20, 2011

BETTER CHOICES NEW MEXICO LAUNCHES

10 WAYS IN 10 DAYS CAMPAIGN

Highlights the Impact Cuts will have on New Mexico Working Families

ALBUQUERQUE– Better Choices New Mexico—an alliance of nearly 40 small businesses and faith-based, advocacy and labor organizations—announced the launch of their campaign to encourage Governor Susana Martinez and the Legislature to take a balanced approach to addressing the state’s revenue shortfall.  The campaign, called “10 Ways in 10 Days,” highlights the need to protect community services such as education and public safety by showing how cuts to these services will hurt working families. The campaign will also stress the fact that continued cuts to the state budget will lead to more unemployment and stall the state’s economic recovery.

The group will release a fact sheet every day for the next ten days outlining specific ways in which budget cuts will hurt working families, as well as proposing alternatives for raising the necessary revenue.

“New Mexico is one of 48 states severely impacted by this global recession.  It is unfortunate that, while families are hurting and people who’ve never had to ask for help in their lives are finding themselves in financial crisis, out-of-state corporations and the rich are allowed to continue to avoid paying their fair share.” said Lisa Huval, Policy and Advocacy Director, New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness.

“These revenue measures will strengthen the middle class by protecting investments in our communities, while helping out families faced with economic insecurity,” said Huval.

BCNM supports a balanced approach–one that includes accountability and transparency, closes corporate loopholes, and makes the rich and out-of-state corporations pay their fair share

The first “way” highlights one of the impacts that cuts to education will have in New Mexico’s schools.

2011 10 Ways in 10 Days – Cuts will Hurt New Mexico Families

Way 1 of 10 Ways in 10 Days – School Nurses

Way 2 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Remedial College Courses

Way 3 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Parents, Childcare Providers and New Mexico Children

Way 4 of 10 Ways in 10 Days – Public Health

Way 5 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Public Education

Way 6 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Corrections

Way 7 of 10 Ways in 10 Days – School Based Health Clinics

Way 8 of 10 Ways in 10 Days – New Mexico Courts

Way 9 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Pre-K

Way 10 of 10 Ways in 10 Days - Medicaid (continued)

 

2010 9 Ways in 9 Days – Revenue Raising Options Below

Way 1 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Corporate Tax Loopholes

Way 2 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Sin Taxes

Way 3 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Capital Gains

Way 4 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Severance Tax Transfer

Way 5 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Compensating Tax

Way 6 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Personal Income Tax Add Back

Way 7 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Repeal Coal Exemption & New Tax on Special Fuels

Way 8 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Personal Income Tax

Way 9 of 9 Ways in 9 Days – Transparency in Government

2010 Special Session 20 Ways in 20 Days Campaign:

20 Ways/20 Days: Overview of all 20 Ways

20 Ways/20 Days One-Pagers…

• Day 1: 20 Ways in 20 Days
• Day 2: Drug Courts
• Day 3: Truancy Prevention/Dropout Program
• Day 4: NM Courts
• Day 5: Medicaid Adult Dental Programs
• Day 6: College Affordability Fund
• Day 7: Child and Adult Protective Services
• Day 8: Pre-Kindergarten
• Day 9: NM School Based-Health Centers
• Day 10: Veterans’ Services
• Day 11: Childcare Assistance
• Day 12: Medicaid Waivers
• Day 13: K-12 Public Education
• Day 14: Adult Basic Education
• Day 15: Public Safety
• Day 16: NM Housing Trust Fund
• Day 17: General Assistance Program
• Day 18: State Coverage Insurance
• Day 19: Child Support Enforcement
• Day 20: Prescription Drug Support