It's not free money.  The people of Alaska set the fund up to derive dividends. Other states should have been as smart with their revenues, instead of allowing the politicians to spend it. It was either us or them that spent these small dividends relative the over size of the Permanent Fund. They chose to go into debt, while the PFD is one of the most successful funds in the world. 

I just don't understand the income tax thing. Take $1000 in income tax, tax $1000 in pfd and then pay us back with $1000?
That is really fuzzy taxing. I'm down $2000.

- Cruise Ship Tax? Not much talk about increasing that to better care for highways and tourpullouts. Their lobby must know people or legislators. Raise it to $75. 

- Gas Tax…Raise it 20 cents.

- AIDA and AHFC  Huge cash reserves sitting in a bank  in New York. We financed their start-up in the 80's and they have taken all the profits and invested in the stock market, bonds and cash reserves. It's like $3 billion todays.  Liquidate AIDA.