So, paying multinational corporations to extract State owned natural resources to the tune of ~ $1 billion a year makes sense to you? I want to know what school of economics you went to and petition to pull their credentials.

So, who has the entitlement mentality here? The owners of the resource who think that we should turn a profit selling the resource or the group who has undue influence on our public officials who has somehow convinced them that they should be paid handsomely to remove and sell that resources? 

If you listen to Kara Moriarty, the petroleum industry is the most entitled group in the State. She rivals the proponents of social welfare and education. And since they are the most "influential" group in the state, they have persuaded many public officials to carry their water.

I realize you experience personal gain from promoting this situation, but don't insult the intelligence of the rest of us.