text: Perhaps you are employed as an executive in the oil and gas industry or don't live here. This is actually a separate issue from taxes: the Permanent Fund belongs to the people of Alaska. It should not be stolen or thrown away. It actually... benefits...the...people...of...Alaska...Benefits us all equally. Maybe you have a safe , high-paying job. It helps the people in rural Alaska, old people, poor people, disabled people, college people, the tourism and retail industries. Everyone else can take a trip but actually that's not so many people anymore.