text: We already had a state- wide ballot on whether or not to raid the Permanent Fund in 1999.  Alaskans overwhelmingly voted against the raid with 83% voting "NO".
  
  Raiding the Permanent Fund to subsidize Big Oil is unconscionable.  It would cost a family of four $4,000.00 per year.  This raid will place Alaska into a recession, causing even greater damage as the real estate Alaskans own declines in value along with the population exodus from Alaska.