Thanks for sanity Paul Seaton.  An income tax captures Alaska's share of the state income taxes already paid by non-resident slope and fishery workers. These non-resident workers benefit from Alaska infrastructure, ie. Dalton Hwy, or Stevens Intl.  The tourist pay for services like fire and police with their seasonal sales taxes.  An income tax here in Alaska would not cost these non-resident workers any additional taxes on their income, they would get a credit for Alaska taxes paid against their home state taxes due.  The oil companies need to be taken off state welfare. Any jobs tax credit scheme the legislature has devised has come back to bite us in the wallet.  We cannot create jobs via government intervention, either the AK jobs are a wise decision by the oil biz  execs or they are not.  We residents need to step up and pay for the services we have said we need, an income tax is the fairest method.