New Mexico receives the most federal funding of any state. We are above Alaska.
The shut down will hurt us the most, right? Is it wrong to say 1/4 of be Mexico gets some income related to federal funding in some way? That’s the labs, contractors, universities, state and city governments. All top employees in the state. Even the local health system gets Fed funding.
Metals suppliers who don’t even work for a federal company will be broke by mid November and will start layoffs. Lab employees are already seeing furloughs, and more to come in December. With the labs, contractors and supporting businesses (like suppliers) at least 100,000 high paid citizens, the tax bracket that runs the loca

