[Mark was here]

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.

I was not bitching about the Federal Government owning the land either, After all it was bought with funds from the public Treasury. BTW it's kinda funny how the Feds are selling some surplus military property...

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

OH my "entitlements" a Jessie Jackson type word for more from the donor states, well it looks like your getting a fine billion dollar bridge reachable by dog sled when the water freezes.

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.

My point is Alaska did not try very hard to get improved systems in place, knowing the Feds were slow, they should of picked up the pace.

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

I thought it was for more entitlements.

[RightWhale]

it's entitlement under the Statehood Act.
OH my "entitlements"

That's a different word. Statehood entitlement is not welfare. It means title to land and resources. Alaska has not got title to all the land and resources that were part of the statehood deal.

[tongass kid]

You also benefit from the Alaska PF, in that it is fully taxable and therefore the tax dollars return to Federal Government.

[akdonn]

"My point is Alaska did not try very hard to get improved systems in place, knowing the Feds were slow, they should of picked up the pace."

No, we were trying real hard to get basic sewer and water in most rural areas. NOW, we're "picking up the pace" and THAT is what you're bitching about, right?

The same caliber of people were complaining when the U.S. government first purchased Alaska.