"But his opposition to an income tax appears to be ideological rather than based on its potential effects on Gillam's own finances, according to Alaska Republican Party Chairman Tuckerman Babcock."

That dog won't hunt.  He's no Warren Buffet that's for sure! His ads have everything to do with greed, and his desire to have low income Alaskans shoulder a disproportionate burden relative to a guy with nearly have a billion $. That's why his ads don't disclose that he is the state's top 1%'er.  And a well crafted state income tax statute- if it comes to that- could prevent him from sheltering income in another state.

Finally he's not honest.  States like Texas, Minnesota, and Virginia started income taxes after 1960.  Their economies are not in great decline.  And what about states that started income taxes long before 1960.  Are they all in decline, and if so why weren't they mentioned!