OPINION: Those braying for ‘full PFD now’ are offering ‘bread and circuses’
Those braying for “Full PFD Now” are offering you bread and circuses. There is some uncomfortable math that isn’t part of the slogan and that is “income
OPINION: The 1st domino was our PFD. More will fall if Alaska doesn’t develop its resources
We can't keep full government services, reject new development, refuse new taxes, and quietly raid the Permanent Fund Dividend to make up the difference. That's managing decline, one budget cycle at a
THE RIGHT QUESTION: ‘After paying a full PFD, how can Alaska fund key services at a lower cost?’
It's possible to pay a full statutory PFD and fund state government. It just takes fearless legislators willing to stand up to special interest groups to find ways to manage our budget
OPINION: 4 PFD questions every Alaska candidate should be forced to answer
What reopening defined benefit pensions actually costs every Alaskan and why you must not vote for a union-supported candidate this
OPINION: Why not adjust lawmakers’ salaries each time they adjust our PFD?
I propose that the salary for every legislator be paid at the same percentage as the PFD we receive. If the public gets a full PFD, the legislators get their full
OPINION: If Sen. Stevens wonders why Alaskans don’t trust government, he needs to look in a mirror
Senator Stevens, our country is based on a social compact between the people and the government. You get your power and authority from the consent of the governed. By failing to do your job properly, the people no longer trust
OPINION: Alaska pilfers our PFDs, while forking over billions to grantees
Alaskans may fairly ask whether government is solving problems or sustaining them, especially when billions move through grants while households are denied their full share of oil
OPINION: It’s time to ditch lawmakers who fear cutting Alaska’s bloated budget
Alaska’s State House voted to advance a budget that includes confiscating the majority of your statutory Permanent Fund Dividend because they are incapable of balancing our state budget, forcing them to steal your
OPINION: A Juneau insider’s perspective on the fight for Alaskans’ PFD
The pilfering of your dividend was not confusion. It was not a mistake. It was not even budget week chaos. It was a conscious decision to redirect your money to government
How do AK’s gubernatorial candidates plan to pay PFDs without busting the budget?
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend payouts are an annual controversy. If elected governor, how would you attempt to solve this issue while maintaining a balanced
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