We cannot talk about the one issue without talking about the other. We are a State that's dependent on sales of natural resources. Nearly all businesses and households are, in some way, funded by natural resource extraction. As an aside, I know of this business owner (Alaskan saloon/bar) who is being muscled by an assembly over tax issues related to his business. His business has slowed down as a result of job losses. So, seems that to raise taxes on his establishment makes little sense. The subject of taxation is all encompassing. It is not a caged MMA-style, ring-side economic issue. It is a street brawl with kids at parent's feet. 

The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Z8H-lxNiA