baloney. The dividend is a return to citizens on Alaska`s investments and it`s federally taxable.  Do you quit taking dividends on your investments just because you pay Uncle Sam income taxes to keep our soldiers alive?.. No you don`t.
  If we can balance the budget with a fair income tax like we used to have, and end SB21oil subsidies, and endow with a healthy cushion, a "POMV" based plan, with a safe, inflation-proofed draw on the earnings of the main fund, we should be in the ballpark of budget manageability going forward.