The big problem is the cruise ship companies.  They reap huge profits from tourism in this state, and leave a very small percentage behind.  It's high time that we impose a seasonal sales tax or some other useful tax in order to get some revenue out of the millions of cruise ship passengers that pass through each year.  That would produce cash for local and state government to improve infrastructure that would benefit Alaskans not only during cruise ship season, but year round.  Everyone is afraid of scaring off the cruise lines, but I don't think the small amount of money they leave behind justifies the fears.  We can't continue to let them overrun the state each summer and not pay their fare share for updating and maintaining the infrastructure.