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New Mexicans Who Are 50 or Older Have Very Specific Ideas on How the State Should Try Raising Revenues
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(OPEN):
A RECENT A-A-R-P-SURVEY FINDS THAT NEW-MEXICANS AGE
50-PLUS ARE WILLING TO HELP THE STATE RAISE REVENUES--RATHER THAN SEE
IMPORTANT SERVICES CUT--BUT HAVE VERY SPECIFIC IDEAS ON HOW THAT SHOULD
BE DONE. STAN COOPER IS A-A-R-P NEW-MEXICO'S
STATE-DIRECTOR...
(COOPER):
"THE SURVEY SHOWS THAT NEW-MEXICAN ADULTS AGE 50-PLUS DON'T
SUPPORT RAISING GROSS-RECEIPTS TAXES--OR RAIDING THE STATE'S 'RAINY-DAY
FUND'. BUT, 64-PERCENT OF THOSE SURVEYED SAID THEY'D BE AGREEABLE
TO INCREASING TAXES ON CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL. HOWEVER, INCREASING
SO-CALLED 'SIN TAXES' DOESN'T EXTEND TO EVERYDAY FOOD-ITEMS--SUCH AS
CANDY, SODA, AND OTHER PROCESSED-GOODS. A MAJORITY OF ADULTS
SURVEYED WOULD ALSO SUPPORT RAISING THE INCOME-TAX ON HOUSEHOLDS THAT
EARN MORE THAN 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS, A YEAR. BUT, ANOTHER
49-PERCENT WOULD OPPOSE INCREASING USER-FEES FOR ITEMS SUCH AS
CAR-REGISTRATIONS AND MARRIAGE-LICENSES."
(CLOSE):
THE NEW-MEXICO-SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN JANUARY--AS PART OF A NATIONAL
A-A-R-P-INITIATIVE CALLED "VOICES OF 50-PLUS AMERICA: DREAMS AND
CHALLENGES". TO REVIEW THE SURVEY, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"N-M".
