The usual Psycho-Freep conflict of interest disclaimer:
Your day of reckoning is rapidly approaching, Psycho...and you too Polybius.
Palin tossed out the corruption-ridden, structurally-flawed Petroleum Profits Tax of the Murkowski administration and put forth ACES (Alaskas Clear and Equitable Share), which incentivized development while seeing to it that Alaskans resource owners as per the Alaska Constitution would receive A CLEAR and EQUITABLE SHARE (ACES) of the value of their commonly-owned oil and gas. The result? Alaska was left with a $12 billion surplus. Also, as reported at Big Government, The number of oil companies filing with the Alaska Department of Revenue has doubled, indicating that competition has indeed increased. Alaska has the second most business friendly tax set-up up two spots since the passage of ACES. Additionally, a report from Governor Parnells Department of Revenue indicated that 2009 yielded a record high in oil jobs.