Bad they have done ?  You must have not lived here before Big Oil .   Back when we paid a state income tax , got no PFD check ,   had no public swimming pools or ice rinks.  No Sullivan arena or PAC.   Schools were no frills and every school didn't have pools or football stadiums .  Many roads weren't paved .  Life was a bit harder. Bob Atwood , Big Oil and Ted Stevens have made this state the great place it is to live today.  These oil companies have employed our friends and neighbors and have donated millions extra to make Alaska life great.   And for all that you want to use the term " poor baby oil companies "  ?  People with that attitude are why oil companies ought to think twice before giving Alaskan's one penny more then they should.