text: The problem here is that with our 12.5% share of production we Alaskans are actually another player at the poker table, not the dealer. We can't just go asking the other players to show us thier hands so we know how to bet. Actions like that where all the players conspire together to fix a market price are what makes the casino (the SEC and foreign trade councils) throw you out on your ass. It pains me to say it but the big three know what they are doing here.