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Some claim raising revenue through "taxes" would have a larger adverse impact on the Alaska economy and jobs than PFD cuts. That's wrong; it's the…
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The critical facts about the PFD the #AKmedia leaves out, the disconnect this session in how the #akleg is approaching the #AKfiscal situation …
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The takeaway that's likely to come from the Spring Revenue Forecast? Significant, indeed, potentially huge, taxes in some form lay straight ahead
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What the Spring Rev F'cast is likely to say about #AKfiscal, what's next now that Willow's in hand & what some miss in their look at the decline in the…
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What the various #akleg proposals this session add up to in terms of spending, what that means for future spending levels, and who's paying the tab…
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It's adding up: some propose to spend more this year even than last; putting Rep. Groh's proposed #ConstAmend in context & Willow is important to the…
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Why, like some third-world countries, Alaska has been and continues to be run as a 'no tax, no consequences' haven for its wealthiest & the…
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February 2023

How the #akleg is diverting Permanent Fund revs from mid & lower-income #AKfams to the Top20%, how Rep Fields proposes shifting even more & how some…
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On its current trajectory the PFD will be all but gone around the time of its 50th Anniversary; we look at the causes and consequences
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Why the push for more spending is irresistible, why the "Alaska model" is just a version of the old, not-so-good Congressional model & what Gov…
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Alaska not only already has personal state taxes, but in at least one case, they result in 𝙩𝙝𝙚 single highest marginal state tax rate in the nation
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What Larry Persily & the Alaska Policy Forum have in common, why campaign finance reform isn't on the #akleg's agenda & how much Rep. Ortiz's K-12 bill…
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