Something significant has to be done now.. Before they do anything they had better understand that Alaskans are not going to support any reform effort as long as we see them refusing to self police themselves regarding spending and behavior.  The optics of the legislature's self indulgence (state subsidized legislative lounge,the LIO  fiasco,  and those "fact finding"  trips to India and God knows where)  are nauseating.  I understand that curbing this abuse alone won't provide significant relief; however, I am not going to seriously listen to any Legislator who just returned from eating his or her  state subsidized lunch in an exclusive dining facility paid for by Alaskans who just gave up $1,000 each.. 

As to that  PFD -  Dunleavy et.al. want to maintain the status quo and are desperate to keep sedating Alaskans with the PFD opiate. They loved all these years when they could send Alaskans a check in order to be left alone in Juneau. Unfortunately for them the jig is almost up.