Alaska is on the verge of a bust economy. Due to precipitous drop in price of oil we are facing $3.5 billion deficit. Our new hybrid dem/repub governor has the plan. Raise taxes, institute sales tax, raid the permafund and make no spending cuts. That should do it, always works wherever it has been tried.
Lots of great people, but too many “Redneck Socialists” as another FReeper described.