[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.

[ASOC]

How about the Big Dig in Boston? Or any other large ‘project’ in the L48?

BTW - a least 1/2 of the PFD payment money winds up in DC in income taxes, so we are just trying to get some back up here. THe PFD is the single largest transfer of cash to the FedGov in the US.

You are welcome.