You want to minimize misery,  shrink the size and intrusiveness of State government.  It is too big, too expensive, too redundant, too inflexible to reality.  The State of Alaska, even in the boom times of $100 a barrel oil could not increase the size of population beyond 730,000 or more accurately 644,000 actual residents that qualify for a permanent fund check.  The projections are that thousands less will be applying and qualifying this year.  There is no way other then misery inflicted in every aspect of life to afford a $5 billion plus State budget paid for by the mere 400,000 actual earners residing in the State.