Getting ready to dive into the comments, I know it's going to be between the Haves, and the Have-Nots, and those crying 'you've had a free ride!', and those calling it a 'Socialist pay-out', and those with their incessant and ridiculous 'free stuff' argument. Unless you have been here since the beginning? You basically know nothing of what brought us to here. If you own property, or are going to buy property, the State of Alaska takes your subsurface rights away from you, and gives you a portion of the Permanent Fund as a dividend for taking said subsurface rights. Your land could be sitting on a huge pool of oil, lotza gold, silver, or any sort of precious minerals. You no longer have any rights to it. That's why you receive a dividend. Capish? Now, let the ranting and blame, and yes, hate, begin (sigh)...