I think your thoughts might reflect the reality for some, but I would hope your broad brush does not exceed the canvas being painted. There are differing perspectives on this from yours, my own after 65 years in Alaska, being but one. This one is the Big One, messing with what our dream for it was back in the 1970s. I have a huge stake in this as a 3rd generation Alaskan who has been a part of this scene since Territorial Days. The solution begins in the dismantling of SB 21, revocation of the oil tax credits, and a serious and straightforward, even constitutionally-mandated sustainable state budget plan. It will require participation like never before. Have we passed that point? Let's see who's left after the crunch really hits because the levying of the PFD will exacerbate that coming crunch if allowed to become law.