[Mark was here]

Do any of the other states have less than 1% owned by individuals and the majority of the State's land held by the Federal Government? If you want Alaska to stand on its own, maybe it should be allowed to develop its resources and own its land.

Sure thing just pony up the cash to buy the land from the lower 48. Market value will do.

[thackney]

Sure thing just pony up the cash to buy the land from the lower 48. Market value will do.

Be happy to, right after Michigan and all the other states pay for their property to the federal funds and interest due.

[akdonn]

Once again you demonstrate pure ignorance; the federal govenment doesn't just sell it's land to anybody who has the funds to buy it--even if it is a state govenrment.

Alaska still hasn't gotten all of it's entitlement under the Statehood Act.

You obviously have not had much to do with the federal government to make such ignorant statements. Everything takes TIME...AND MORE TIME...AND MORE TIME...when dealing with the federal government.

That's why Alaska worked so hard to become a state--so we didn't have to wait for federal decisions on basic needs.