Apparently Dermot missed the part of the pick slip memo that Walker sent.  The part that said he sent it to 20,000 employees.  20,000.  A number that is basically the same as when Walker showed up.  Oil companies and oil service companies cut head counts by 30-40% when the price of oil dropped to half its value.  But our oil state think they can live on fantasy economics and not cut staff significantly.  Sorry, that makes no sense.  The state has to come to terms with fiscal reality and cut staff, cut pension payouts, cut agencies (like AHFC, AIDEA, AGDC), cut oil tax credits and truly (not smoke and mirrors) cut the state operating budget.  Until all that is done and the state employee roll is around 12,000 ... don't waste people's time talking about an income tax.  It's the last thing Alaska needs.