A marijuana tax is now funding $750 no-strings-attached monthly payments to families in New Mexico
A marijuana tax is now funding $750 no-strings-attached monthly payments to families in New Mexico
Tax revenue from recreational marijuana in Albuquerque is funding a basic income program, providing $750 monthly payments to low-income families.
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I wonder how long before New Mexico Republicans draft a bill making use of tax money for UBI illegal.
Like it says in the article this isn't a universal basic income as it is only given to 80 families
Lmfao, 15 states already banned Ranked-Choice Voting 💀
Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Ranked-choice_voting_(RCV)#Where_is_RCV_used
RCV trends: Four states ban RCV in 2025, bringing the number of states with bans to 15.
I was so mad when they passed that amendment in my state. They used crumby wording to get people to vote for it. I'm still disappointed that this wording got approved to go on the ballot:
A "yes" vote supported amending the state constitution to:
provide that only U.S. citizens 18 years or older can vote, thereby prohibiting the state or local governments from allowing non-citizen voting; establish that each voter has one vote per issue or open seat; prohibit ranked-choice voting; and require plurality primary elections, where one winner advances to the general election.
A "no" vote opposed this amendment, thereby maintaining that "all citizens of the United States" who are 18 years of age or older may vote in elections and that ranked-choice voting may be enacted at the local or state level via ordinance or state statute.
TLDR: They said the amendment required proof of citizenship to vote, but that was already federally required. They then tacked on RCV to get it banned by amendment. >:(
Jesus Christ.
A "yes" vote supports: I will not personally shoot you in the face; you agree to be absolutely reamed in the ass politically.
A "no" vote supports: You do not agree to be absolutely reamed in the ass politically.
This would be a great thing to do with victimless crime tax monies.
Luckily new mexico is quite blue.