Last year each qualifying person was paid $919.84.
Families receive payment for adults and children each.
http://www.pfd.state.ak.us/
The fund is approaching $30 Billion in value.
That certainly explains why Alaskans are open to the expansion of exploration and drilling. Bully for them.
The state would benefit; the citizens would benefit; the country would benefit; and, if I understand the reports, the caribou would benefit. Sounds like a win-win.
For all their talk of progressiveness, liberals are incredibly short sighted.