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
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers’ priorities are upside down
Alaska lawmakers are looking to get more from taxpayers - again taking a portion of your statutory PFD, and possibly imposing an income tax. They are supporting the public school system to the detriment of homeschoolers, while considering a bill that promotes
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
What has each Alaskan lost after a decade of raided PFDs?
The numbers don’t lie. Because lawmakers chose government spending over your dividend, the average eligible Alaskan has lost $32,683 in today’s
Republicans blast Alaska Dems for ‘zeroing out’ PFD in budget bill
Rep. Will Stapp (R-Fairbanks) pointed out that the committee substitute deposits the entirety of the draw from the earnings reserve account to the general fund, leaving nothing for PFD payments to Alaska
OPINION: Fleecing Alaskans’ PFD is politically convenient and profoundly unfair
When the legislature redirects the PFD, it extracts wealth from Alaskans who lose purchasing power without a direct tax vote, and the local economy suffers all while government gains resources to
OPINION: To pay a full PFD we must name the cuts & untangle Alaska budgetary knots
If you want a larger PFD without risking the Fund, you must either (a) name the cuts (and the lost federal matches), (b) name the new revenues, or (c) change the rules (and defend the long-term consequences). If you want stable services without shrinking the
REP. YUNDT: There’s no ‘magic’ wand to protect Alaska’s PFD – only hard work
If we’re serious about protecting Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, we have to start with a clear understanding of how it came to be and why it matters.
A response to Sen. Yundt: ‘Endorsing’ the PFD is easy. Now what’s the plan?
I read State Sen. Rob Yundt’s PFD post with both appreciation and concern. I appreciate his support for a full, statutory dividend; Alaskans are better stewards of those dollars than 60 legislators. That’s consistent with our constitutional design:
Petition to ‘restore’ Alaska’s PFD gains 20K signatures in 3 days
An online petition calling on the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy to restore the Permanent Fund Dividend has garnered nearly 2,000 signatures in less than 24
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