Nels, that is one of the major issues in Alaska, there are too many people that need government assistance to get through the winter.  The economy is a mess when the small amount of the PFD money is needed to stay in Alaska.  Alaskans can not continue to support a section of society that can not afford to live in Alaska. So many Alaskans are big supporters of the free enterprise system but can not live without government assistance.  There is something wrong with having a big part of any society needing government aid to survive.