Well the news has leaked out that the new gigafactory that
Teslas is building will not come to New Mexico. Governor Martinez has failed
once again to develop new jobs for the State of New Mexico. She has been
failing in this area for the past three and a half years. Democrats don’t want
to give her another four more years to drive all businesses out of this state.
Ours is the only state, which is losing jobs in the Southwest.
Governor Martinez will most likely blame the loss of this factory on the
democratic candidate for governor because she refuses to take responsibility
for her own failures. The governor has been airing advertisements blaming Gary
King for not raising the minimum wage yet it was her veto pen that killed the
last attempt to raise the minimum wage in the state. It has been Governor
Martinez’s educational policies that have decreased the math and reading skill
levels in this state over the past few years. And it is the governor’s inaction
about water pollution issues at Kirkland Air Force Base that put the final nail
in the coffin of any deal with Teslas.
Mayor Richard Berry has been no great help in attracting new
jobs to the metropolitan area. He could not negotiate himself out of a paper
bag even on the best of days. His inability to control his own police force has
made national news and attracted the attention of the Department of Justice.
His lack of foresight and culture has failed to move the state’s largest city
forward on many issues. His total disregard when it comes to enforcing the city’s
minimum wage does not set a good example. The City of Albuquerque at this point
does not present a positive picture to businesses looking for a new location to
build factories.
Was it only four or five short years ago that businesses
were moving to the city thanks to Governor Richardson and Mayor Chavez. I am
sure that there are a lot of families that would like nothing better than to
turn back the clock to those bygone days. Governor Martinez says she wants to
move forward but at what cost to the voting public of this state. She is
attempting to portray Gary King as a supporter of the upper class but King is
not the one taking the Koch brother’s money is he?
