Cannot you not look at those two statements and see how they contradict each other. No I don't, in light of the fact that you and others have been trying to pin all of Alaska's oil problems on Palin's ACES. That's what this and other discussions on this topic around here have always been about.
I fully recognize there are some systemic problems in Alaska which need to be understood which, at least for CP, seem to be independent of a particular tax system. To try and pin this on Palin's ACES is disingenuous to the max. When you stop doing that, I'll know we're making progress on understanding the problem, at least on FR.
You can pretend all you want this isn't the problem. But it is the number one legislative issue in Alaska for a darn good reason.
Shops empty as oil production declines {Alaska}
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2863934/posts
Alaska Journal of Commerce - Mar 22, 2012
I was inspecting modules in this shop when ACES was announced. It was packed with building at that time. There is a significant lack of work in this industry in Alaska while most of the rest of North America is booming in oil production.
The welding shops are low on work, the haulers are low on work. I was in Kuparuk looking at some maintenance projects a couple months ago, I will be back up there next month. I'm not just some keyboard cowboy spouting an opinion. I am still working with equipment suppliers in Alaska and this has continued to drag them down.