[ASOC]

Well there partner - you understand wrong. You really shouldn’t post about things you clearly know nothing about.

Yes, Alaskans pay sales taxes, different rates in different areas.

No State income tax, just like Texas, FL and other states - I guess you should ask where your dough is going.

As far as that “State check” thing...

Look up “Alaska Permanent Fund” on your search engine and educate yourself, BTW, the state sites have the facts, not speculation. Even the wiki has good information - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund. Payout IS NOT based on length of residency.

Given that unemployment is over 80% in some parts of the State, the PFD check makes the difference between eating or not for far too many folks.

Peace, out.

[Spartan79]

I did look up the Alaska Permanent Fund - seems like the 2010 "dividend" to Alaska residents is $1281. That's about 1/5 of what I paid my state in state income taxes.

And Alaska collects no state state tax. Yes, local sales taxes (ranging from 2 to 5 percent - boo hoo) are levied, but again, at a much lower rate than outside.

Alaska is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, taxed states in the US. So: I'll stick with my original statement: if Alaska wants to spend megamillions of bucks on "infrastructure improvements" it can damn well pay for them itself. Don't pick my pocket for your bridges to nowhere.