By Mike Neas – On the upcoming November Election Ballot is another Hospital Mil Levy Question. Should we continue to support two Sandoval County Hospitals with another $110 million for eight more years? Do these hospitals require a continued infusion of $1.125 million every month for another 96 months?
The hospital lobbyists advertise an incredible return on investment. But the fact is that our return on investment is maximized if we stop these payments now. Our return on the first $110 million will continue for years to come just like a good work truck after all the payments have been made. Who continues to make payments after the thing is paid for?
The maximum return on investment was on the first $110 million and would be severely diluted by continuing to make the payments. In fact if we were to double down we would lose the opportunity to invest in other options like infrastructure and education and/or to simply reduce the taxes we pay.
Since the return on the original hospital investment will continue for years and we have the chance to invest in other needed programs which in turn will also return on investment, what sense is there in to putting all of our tax money in a single option? Vote No on the Hospital Tax Question!
I agree! Subsidies purpose and intent are to keep cost for service down for those who use their service continuation of the levy now would be subsidizing profit. Besides, there is about four other mill levies to go on the Nov. ballot, DPS communications (part 1) $21m federal mandated, Sandoval Flood control $20 naming two and voters have already approved $60m for RRPS new building and CNM got $84m and as I understand it the RR CNM building got a upgraded $2,500 security system out of the $84m. We have to draw the line somewhere can we afford to give it-all forever? I don’t think anyone or any group has justified continuing this mill levy. I was not impressed with any of the county commissioners, explanation for placing it on the ballot and absolutely not happy with how they refused to let some members of the public complete their presentation. The Co. Commissioners and suppose to represent and do what is best for the citizens/constituents, I don’t feel they did on this matter.