Mr. Cole offers solutions that have bankrupted our country: Take people's wealth and spend it. The PF was NOT created for this occasion; it was created to keep money out of the hands of politicians. Why? Because they squander it. Alaska is among the least taxed states because we're young. It's taken a generation to become dependent on government largesse. Now, Cole argues, we can't cut or the economy will suffer. Isn't that the problem--that we're stuck--dependent on spending? 

Even now we have the highest per capita spending in the nation, so we're #1 where it  hurts. Tax now, more will come. Instead of making us feel guilty for "no income tax", let's stand proud!  Alaskans own the PF, not the legislature! PFDs should not be negotiable. Alaskan's have a constitutional right to low debt and spending, so successive generations can prosper! 

Cut HHS, tax subsidies and Education by $500m; restore the full dividend; change DOL laws so people benefit more from work than unemployment!