"So when talking about "fair" you are taxing about 200,000 wage earners expecting them to pay for the state service and benefits that all 720,000 Alaskans enjoy."
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I'm with ya! All those children, retirees and disabled people who aren't pulling their weight around here really need to get some jobs, amirite??
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But seriously? I know it's not the Bootstrappy Alaskan position but I don't mind paying a modest income tax to help pay for the services I use and to provide for things that make our communities better places to live.
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I think one of the biggest benefits of an income tax will be to run out the phony bootstrappy types who expect someone else to pay for their government services. BYE BYE! Good luck finding somewhere with fewer taxes!

All that being said, it's pretty clear our Legislature has not gotten us a good deal on our oil resources...