3. Veterans, the technologically displaced, people with housing insecurity, people with disabilities, people with
limited transportation options, youth, and the elderly routinely face barriers to employment and economic
opportunity; and
4. Our support for single-payer universal health care because individuals should be empowered to make
employment and life decisions that are independent of where they live and where or if they work; and
5. New Mexico should require that new electrical generating facilities be renewable and advance the date for
implementation of the Renewable Portfolio Standards to facilitate New Mexico’s role as a leader in this
sector; and
6. New Mexico must reinstate the New Mexico solar energy tax credit and expand incentives for home
installation of solar panels, passive solar, green technology, and water conservation; and
7. Employers in New Mexico should be supported and incentivized to hire locally; and
8. Direct job creation should be supported through investments in infrastructure, transportation, renewable
energy research, and water conservation; and
9. That strong economic growth, which provides equal opportunity to all, reduces crime, domestic violence, and
substance abuse rates; and
10. It is a right of all New Mexicans to have a strong safety net of social services; and
11. New Mexico-owned small businesses should receive preferential treatment with respect to taxation and
awarding of grants, contracts, and incentives; and
12. Statewide workforce development, vocational training, and educational programs spur economic development
and create jobs in all sectors of the economy; and
13. A stable state budget, with revenues from diversified streams and industries, will hedge against market
volatility; and
14. That regulation of banks and other financial institutions benefits all New Mexicans; and
15. That New Mexico should investigate and pursue development of a public banking system; and
16. Predatory lending is a scourge on the economy and harmful to New Mexicans; and
17. Privatization of essential government functions and outsourcing of public-sector jobs harms the economy and
the people; and
18. Strong unions and union labor benefit New Mexico, its people, its businesses, and its economy; and
19. At-will employment and so-called right-to-work laws threaten the power of unions, New Mexico’s workers,
their job security, and their right to fair compensation, and the economy of the state; and
20. Strong and effective state and federal regulation of monopolies and other dominant businesses serves the
public interest; and
21. Support for the use of the Defense Production Act for government-ordered production by businesses of
resources and material needed during public health emergencies; and
22. That adequate investment in programs to prevent the spread of contagious disease, ensure adequate supplies
during public health emergencies, and to provide means for all people to practice good hygiene is good for
public health, business, and the economy; and
23. That during public health emergencies government programs are essential to support businesses and the
economy; and
24. Effective government policy during public health emergencies prevents harm to people, stabilizes the
economy, and supports labor and business.