Sen . Gardner in her own words shows why she is part of the problem . She say's our fiscal gap is so wide it can't be fixed with pot tax , a state lottery which doesn't even exist , or cutting state employee's salaries or jobs.  The word " can't " never got anything done.   While no one thing by itself will fix the problem , bits of everything will.  It goes to show how poor her thinking is to mention a lottery that doesn't exist .  Everyone knows dope sales won't add much , and the results of widespread pot use might cost us more than it gains.  However , she is completely wrong by saying cutting state salaries won't help. In fact her and fellow democrats want to hurt the bottom line by giving state employee's pay raises. Alaskan's want to see massive state layoffs before the PFD is cut. No one want's to see fewer Troopers or prison workers . They want to see over lapping paper pushing jobs combined and eliminated .  Instead , Gardner and her people want to give them pay raises.