Why wasn't this solution for our critical need for state revenue announced from the top the new "double divergent"  bridge project or at either one of the two LIO buildings we just purchased or even the Tokyo Office of the LNG project ?    So this isn't a "tax"? . Well, after that good news I am sure Alaskans will be willing to pay a "deduction" from wages and salaries instead of a tax.  And look at all the taxable income (by federal definition) that isn't going to be subject to this "deduction". 

Just pick a line from the Federal Income Tax Form and argue about a percentage of that line to be paid to the state.  Stop trying to bloat state employment numbers and to make the PFD tax free at all costs by this kind of scam.   A billion is one thousand million and we need billions of dollars each year.  Alaska with a population this small cannot generate significant revenues from taxes on citizens unless you want to really crush local economies.