This is about the middle on the pain level indicator in it`s affects on Alaskans of different income levels.   It`s certainly a reasonable and fair way to introduce another tool that we mostly agree we need to start using again like we had up until 1980 when I helped gather signatures to do cut the state income tax down to 1% of adjusted federal gross income.  The legislature (we had sooo much oil revenue coming in...)  figured we were well-off enough, to just get rid of the whole state income tax, and the people who worked to manage it.  This is about as fair a compromise we`ll get if it dies the job and STOPS the slow spending down of our valuable savings and available discretionary income.  Doing that would be bad for any family and it`s foolhardy for the state to continue to do it.   We need all the tools in the tool box and this one is important.  It didn`t kill us before and it won`t kill any of us now...