One has to wonder how in the hell that countries like Sweden, Norway, New Zealand and so many others without near the resources of Alaska can make it on their own. While Alaskans sit wringing their hands the money is pouring out of the state that could pay for jobs. The money drain by businesses set up to frisk Alaska of eventually all of the profits from oil is tremendous. Think of it, how many people have saved anything from the years of work they did. Eventually almost everything you spent went out of the state as profits except for state owned businesses and most of that went too. Alaska has to come up with businesses owned by Alaskans to keep the money here. I know it's easy and cheap to go to Walmart and Costco and the box stores but something has to be done by Alaskans to not let the profits leave. Think of businesses that will bring money in whether it be so far fetched as raise moose for meat or make wood pellets from birch trees or "gasp" even farm fish. Replant and restock.