When the state government and its people own the resource there is little difference between a tax and a royalty on the resource owned.
The Palin scheme is the Obama scheme.
The Palin scheme in not the Obama scheme unless of course if the federal government owns the resource.
Here is another article about the issue.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2014601450_alaska27.html
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Utter nonsense.
Royalties are agreed upon compensation for the exploitation of something of value.
When did you agree to be taxed? When did you ever have the option?
Typical spin.