98% of the land mass is not in public ownership; parks, bio-zones, native lands, military bases, on and on. Imagine if the fed's took 98% of the land in your state; how would that affect your economy?
When you have a huge state with lots of fed employees trying to run the show and their holdings, low population 650,000 people, you end up with a high per capita payout.
First you need to educate yourself quite a bit more than you already think you seem to know about Alaska. Second, you need to look at Palin's record of state accomplishments, her high rating with her constituents, and then get to know the real person rather than who you think she is. I first met Palin in early 90s, watched her go against the corrupt local politics & win, watched her fight the corruption in her own party & win, then watched her become one of the best Governors I've seen up here. She fought them all from the Repubs to Big Oil, but more than anything political corruption that prevents good government from occurring.
The PFD goes up and down, might be 200 bucks in 2 years not 3000. In our state compact, resource wealth is owned by the residents, not by the politicians. It is actually a good thing that the residents get a small part of the interest generated by the rainy day fund; they watch the politicals real close. I'm sure in your state, you all prefer letting the crooks in government steal it all though. I think we have a better plan.
When we lived in the matsu, I talked to Palin every month, we now live out in the sticks and I even had the chance to talk to her last spring. We had a flood, washed half the town away at ice out. Palin flew in, walked all over the community by herself, no film crew or news people, just her style. She then jumped on a 4 wheeler and rode out a mud bog trail 7-8 miles by herself to visit the Indians who had lost everything they ever owned. That's how for real Sarah Palin is. I'd vote for Palin if she was a dang democrat; that's how honorable she is, one of a kind and I wish she was still our governor.
Thank you, Eska! I’m glad I checked the thread.
I always learn about Alaska from you.
Thank You!
“The PFD goes up and down, might be 200 bucks in 2 years not 3000.”
This is what I found for the last 4 years.
Year Amount
2009 $1,305.00
2008 $3,269.00
2007 $1654.00
2006 $1,106.96
Now either your fibbing, spinning or you are pathetically misinformed.
And this is what I’m talking about. You are an Alaskan resident, a Palin fan, and I know more about the Palin and Alaska facts than you.
Why is that so?
If I’m wrong about these numbers, please correct me.
Then you make this statement.
“First you need to educate yourself quite a bit more than you already think you seem to know about Alaska.”
If I’m right and you’re wrong you owe me an apology and also one to everyone reading this thread for misleadng them.
For many of us, it’s just be another day in the Palinista neighborhood. Smoke, mirrors, obfuscation, misdirection. Pay no attention to he facts behind the curtain, look at the bright shiny object I’m dangling in front of you. You are getting sleepy...very sleepy.
Please educate me. The only two things I could find that stand out are her negotiations with the oil companies, most of which (and I say most, not all) I think were commendable. The second was that disastrous ethics legislation that she championed that was so poorly written it ended being the tool with which her opponents took her down. That discussion deserves a thread all of it's own.
“...her high rating with her constituents...”
Why wouldn't her rating be high after she doubled the amount of the checks the state wrote directly to the voters? I love this discussion about her approval ratings. They were in the low eighties when she was giving them free money but once the scandal involving her ex brother in law were fleshed out they dropped precipitously. When she left office after only 2 years they had gone from the 80’s to the low 50’s.
Do you REALLy want to talk about Palin’s approval ratings and why hey dropped so much so quickly?
...watched her go against the corrupt local politics & win...watched her fight the corruption in her own party & win”.
Please enlighten me on this. Palin supporters keep talking about how she went after corruption and put a bunch of people behind bars but my research shows that investigation was started and conducted by the Justice Department and the FBI. The investigation started years bfore she was Governor and the indictments were handed down BEFORE Palin was sworn in or right around there. Palin had NOTHING to do with this investigation that Palinsistas give her credit for.
Please show me where I am wrong about this. BTW - Couldn't Palin find at last ONE corrupt democrat to go after? Are there no sleazy dems in Alaska? Why was Palin’s complete and total focus on republicans?
People need to ask them self this question because the answer tells a lot about Palin and how she rose to power.
“...then watched her become one of the best Governors I've seen up here.”
I understand she is you're friend, but could you please define what “best Governor” means to you?
“I'm sure in your state, you all prefer letting the crooks in government steal it all though.”
I'm concerned about how the State of Alaska and it's Governors steal from the taxpayers in the other 49 states.
“We had a flood, washed half the town away at ice out. Palin flew in, walked all over the community by herself, no film crew or news people, just her style. She then jumped on a 4 wheeler and rode out a mud bog trail 7-8 miles by herself to visit the Indians who had lost everything they ever owned.”
So what. I don't have a desperate need for a President that knows how to drive a 4 wheeler. I want one that knows how to navigate the Byzantine halls of getting legislation passed or the treacherous waters of foreign policy.
I don't want a President that “is just like me”, I want one that's a whole lot smarter and more experienced. And I absolutely don't want one that is just like what I see as her supporters here. That scares the hell out of me.
“That's how for real Sarah Palin is.”
Palin is a politician. She lies, cheats and steals to get elected. Anyone treating their politicians differently are in for a bruising. My concern is you're blindness and devotion to what you believe is some kind of political messiah is going to get all of us bruised pretty badly.
“I'd vote for Palin if she was a dang democrat”
Tell sme all I need to know.
“...that's how honorable she is, one of a kind and I wish she was still our governor.”
Half of the voters of Alaska disagree with you.