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As governor (link is external), Johnson was known for his conservative stances on a variety of issues. He slashed income tax rates, slowed the growth of government, and vetoed more than 700 bills passed by a Democratic legislature.
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This is something I will never get about Americans. Their obsession to pay the minimum to run a modern society and the maximum to private enterprise to rip them off.
It's proven that America has bad Healthcare/costs ratios. Education is poor, policing, roads, etc. All need to be maintained, so long as no one pays for it.
As for vetoing 700 bills. Did he do that because they were bad or only because came from the Democratic side?
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What is New Mexico ranked in education?
New Mexico ranks near the bottom in yet another national report on educational achievement. Education Week's Quality Counts released its annual state report card Thursday, and New Mexico earned a D. The state ranked 49th in the nation, ahead of Nevada and Mississippi. The report includes the District of Columbia.
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New study finds New Mexico has the highest rate of child poverty in the U.S.
New Mexico has the highest rate of child poverty in the United States, according to a new study by New Mexico Voices for Children, an Albuquerque-based advocacy group.
In addition, more than 75 percent of the state?s fourth-graders are not proficient in reading, and nearly 80 percent of New Mexico?s eighth-graders are not proficient in math, the group said, based on its annual New Mexico Kids Count study. More than 25 percent of the state?s students do not graduate from high school on time.
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Poverty Rankings In NM.
50th New Mexico 20.6% of the population
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The most dangerous states in America
Aggravated assault accounted for a large portion of violent crimes reported in these states. While 229 incidents of assault were reported per 100,000 Americans across the nation last year, at least 300 were reported per 100,000 residents in all but one of the most dangerous states. New Mexico led the nation with an estimated 450 aggravated assaults per 100,000 state residents.
> Violent crimes per 100,000: 596.7
> Population: 2,085,287
> Total 2013 murders: 125 (21st lowest)
> Poverty rate: 21.9% (2nd highest)
> Pct. of adults with high school diploma: 84.3% (6th lowest)
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The future under a Johnson Preisdency.