[businessprofessor]

I’ve never heard the democrats claim that, and if they did, they’re wrong because the US Constitution provides no such provision. I’ve only heard the democrats blather on about “punishing” the oil companies for making profit. Alaska is essentially run from oil money, that’s why there’s no income tax. Washington doesn’t depend on oil like Alaska does.

You have not been listening very carefully. The rats are planning the same thing. The rats will pass a law providing royalty checks for selected rat constituents. There is no conceptual difference between a federal law and a part of a state constitution. Both accomplish the same thing: legalized theft of private property.

Those who defend this Alaska law should also agree with the rat plans for a windfall profits tax. If you disagree, I suspect it may be self interest. Perhaps you are a recipient of the Alaska royalty scam.

[Chet 99]

Giving the checks directly to the citizens of Alaska is better than giving it away to illegal aliens like we do out here in California.

[SMCC1]

I don’t necessarily agree with the policy; however, the Governor of a state is obliged to follow the Constitution of that state. And after the VECO scandal (see above), the state had to restructure it’s tax system.
And no I am not a recipient.