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Well now, Gay, I seem to recall that when President Obama took over the White House, the nation was sliding over the Republican-created fiscal cliff. The Obama administration worked quickly, without help from the Republicans that created the nation's fiscal crisis and kept us from following the Republicans over their ...
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Financial crisis, and our legislature wants to stifle jobs, choke off revenue flow, and ignore the intent of the initiative, hope all you voters are taking notes.
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By the way, Thank you Rasmuson's for the UAF library. From UAF web site. Elmer Rasmuson is an Alaskan born inYakutat on February 15, 1909, he has always believed in a future of bright destiny for the Great Land. Always he has shown a strong determination to be a vital part of that future. He graduated magna cum laud...
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A denier who repeatedly calls for more evidence and uses irrelevant arguments related to an irrelevant time period is not worth "sharing" with. I have played that game of "denier fetch" too often to be sucked into it. End of story for me.
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Ed, I support an income tax but strongly believe it should be a progressive tax rate. One size for all is not a fair fit for Alaska. Even if it is based on the federal tax rate many corporations and wealthy individuals have tax loopholes available to reduce the final tax liability. One other piece of the puzzle is our...
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Is that the royal we?
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I don't know about that....the Shedd's ticket prices seem really affordable, given the wide variety of shows produced there. They also provide steeply reduced rates for student tickets.
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I see to logical paths. One a seasonal sales tax from May to August/sept, on all goods, might as well get the $ from people who don't vote...best kind of money (OPM) something in the 5-6% range would make sense. Then large purchases would come from locals in the other months. Then a state Income tax in the 4-5% ran...
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Yeah, Paul, that's why the so-called conservatives called him Uncle Ted. The uncle that just kept on giving and giving, other taxpayers money that is.
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Give away the farm, cozy up to the oilies. When it comes crashing down, do nothing to fix the wrong done. Thanks Kevin Meyer and all you other oil suck-ups.
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I'm curious about your comment regarding a sales tax placing a higher burden on the poor. I'd think that it would tax the wealthy more heavily, since they have more money to buy stuff they don't need. We could readily exempt certain income levels from a sales tax, and if you don't buy a bunch of dumb stuff the impact o...
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Vote these obstructionists out. They continue to vote against the will of the people.
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The ASD is its own little Ivory Tower and one would think that with a 700 million dollar budget, declining student enrollment and underutilized schools management one would think their financial house would be in order. Oddly, considering there is absolutely no inflation, the district agreed to a one year salary/benefi...
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Remember, it takes two. It wasn't just the landlord, thus the name "Tajmahawker".
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Ahhh! Nothing like the Bill and Hilary show. Entertaining at least, even if a bit on the disgusting side. What did P.T. Who's next in line: Chelsea? Barnum say?
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It's not going to be a jewel for long if everyone keeps trampling it with their less than 5 foot wide vehicles.
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Come on Gay, is that the same 47% that Romney lost is presidential bid on? The vast majority of American voters appeared to sift through Romney's lies. Guess you're still trying to figure that out too huh?
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Oh please, have you forgotten about VECO and all the bribery, and the Corrupt Bastards Club, and the $500 million we paid Transcanada, and Governor Murkowski's Jet, and Frank and Lisa's "it wasn't nepotism speech." And let's not forget Sara getting rich after all the cronyism and corruption she practiced. In Alaska for...
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Haha Bridgeport village is a punchline...
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Why is the burden on Alaskans to be "responsible" and give money for this debacle? Let's have the oil companies pay for it first - we could, perhaps, stop hemmorhaging money in tax credits to the oil companies - then tax every single person who worked for oil companies, then tax the people who have voted in the regime...
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Who could not see this event happening, the state legislators for sure. There are many reasons why they kicked the can down the road, too many to list in this limited space. Let's just say they and their big pals have all the charm and aspirations of carpetbaggers for decades for making their own bank from one of the ...
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I don't even bothering reading it.
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What a sadly bitter comment. Nonprofits fulfill missions born out of the hearts of ordinary people. The Shedd not only thrives, but is part of the fabric of Eugene, not to mention a life-changing catalyst for music students. (But hey, I'm biased...I teach a couple of non-auditioned community singing classes there.)
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Did you equate homicide rates with police numbers? I for one believe you are mistaking correlation with causation but I'd love to see how you can demonstrate this to us.
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The only "revenue" that's left, Michael T, is taxing property owners and consumers.
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I've worked hard all my life too (funny how EVERYONE seems to work SO HARD, isn't it?) but since I'm not a boomer, I don't have access to fun things like pensions and retirement plans. Retirement is just not in my future. So, welcome to the reality that many of us get to live in. No one gets to kick back and do nothing...
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What I'd love to see is something like this proposed by someone in the majority who is actually going to run for office in the fall. That, in my opinion, would represent courage and commitment to Alaska.
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While agreeing with you on the economics, I don't think the solution to the State's problems will be found by replacing Republicans with Democrats. Democrats have a history that is discoverable and it is one of wanton waste and blowing up the State budget. That's why the Republicans have been in charge for so long, bec...
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Umm Bridgeport and Beaverton Transit Center are not near each other. Are you thinking of Washington Square?
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I'm fine with "gouging" the tourists. They take and give nothing back.They buy trinkets from out of state corporations. They damage our resources, clog our transportation options, and flood our restaurants so that locals can barely dine out in the summers. They SHOULD contribute to our coffers.
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This election just proved that Anchorage is being invaded by low-life people who vote for a living, instead of working, and have no desire other than to get "free stuff" from the government. Better prepare folks the big bust is coming.
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More obstructionist unwinnable lawsuits coming, majority? Quit wasting Alaska's $.
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What happens if the State has a declared state of emergency and needs federal assistance? Will the governor not be allowed to accept the monies until the do nothing legislators approve it? Hawker is too dumb to see the big picture of anything. >_<
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I had a job in Fairbanks last year. Fairbanks did its best to kill me, I had a double ear infection for most of the time I was there. Just from breathing the air.
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Marijuana laws and police power. It is about fundamental rights to liberty, to property the right to be secure in our persons, houses, papers ad effects against unreasonable searches and seizures. It is about equal protection of the 4th, 5th and 14th amendments.
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If this is the newish Homestead trail heading up the creek, authorities should know there is an actual metal fire pit up there, apparently created for the use of crews building this (really wonderful) trail. As of two weeks ago, there was also a small stone fire circle right at the end of this trail, where people cut ...
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And tea is not cultural appropriation. Got it.
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Thank you to the employees of Anchorage Animal Care and Control. They encounter heartbreaking decisions every day of the year. This work requires a special inner-strength. While the article highlights many accomplishments, it falls short in properly recognizing the most dynamic reasons for "empty cages": Animal compa...
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Here's a Poll on this... Do You want the government of Alaska to take part of Your PFD to pay for above inflation government sector growth? No 87.98% (366 votes) Yes 10.34% (43 votes) Don't Know 1.68% (7 votes) Total Votes: 416 http://protectthepfd.com/alaskans-say.html
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But, according to this article most Alaskans want 1. cuts, 2. sales and income taxes. Conversely, a majority of Alaskans are demanding that the dividend be left as is. Just saying...
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Production credits are a big part of this equation. The State of Alaska pays the oil companies to produce the oil even if the price per barrel is less than the oil production credit. The last I looked Alaska paid BP about $46 a barrel in production credits when oil was less than $30 a barrell. Meanwhile, Iraq pays BP $...
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The answer to Steven's question,“But what have we done this year that hasn’t pissed everyone off?”is that the GOP majority has done diddly squat this year towards finding real solutions to the fiscal situation while once again relying on the "God, guns and gays" social issues to divert and divide the citizenry. As we h...
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With a cash economy, no ability to deposit all that pot money into a bank, there is zero incentive for this industry to even pay there fair share of income & payroll taxes. I'd love the RG to do an in depth story on how all this cash go undeclared in Oregon. Because the rest of us have to pay the pot biz owner's sh...
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Do you use any government services? Roads (which the "gas" tax doesn't even come close to paying)? Do you like knowing the food you eat is safe, having street lights, police, a fire department, schools for children. How about air traffic controllers, weather forecasters, someone to manage fish and game and enforce regu...
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The idea of the glass is to encourage curiosity from pedestrians downtown. I think it'll also maximize the precious little daylight that we receive in the rainy Eugene months. Given the choice between 1.) totally razing/replacing the building or 2.) adapting and expanding the building, the Shedd is taking a practical a...
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I think it's HB 247. And right now, under SB 21, Cook Inlet oil isn't taxed until the price per barrel hits $75 a barrel, but the State pays the companies a production credit regardless. So, at the moment, it would appear the sale of the oil is not providing any revenue to the State, so essentially the oil production ...
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So this deceitful contract fixing, cowardly Hawker bill will be shoved to the front while others is shoved to the back of bus. Just because coghill and cherry feels their power is threatened? They are looking in wrong direction!
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It's the amount of tax in relation to their income that makes it more of a burden, even though they spend less. One of the arguments against a sales tax is this "regression." That being said, just because your income is low, does not mean you should not contribute towards state government like every one else. But...
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Sounds like the classic left-cross by the Mercedes driver.
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It's laughable that the Republican majority keeps lobbing their idiotic bills at Governor Walker knowing full well that he has VETO power. Governor Walker, take your gloves off and don't sign any of the Majority's legislation until you see responsible legislation coming across your desk. Gut the TajMahawker buyout wh...
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You are absolutely correct!
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That's right. Presently only property owners are taxed, but that's revenue to the municipality for municipal services. The State is missing a revenue component tied to population levels and the related expenses. A sales tax produces revenue from consumers (tourists/visitors). The point was there has to be a tax ...
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First - ACTUALLY cut the budget. With the exception of DOT, which has seen about an 18% reduction, most other programs have not been cut by more than single-digits. Walker originally said 25%. Total cuts have been about 10%. This brings us back to the bloated budget we had in 2009 when Parnell took office and starting ...
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If I thought the prices seemed "really affordable", I wouldn't have mentioned prices in my comment. Reduced rates for students are fine, but for those of us who are not students but have limited income, student rates mean nothing.
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You can use it for collateral. And my folks have been here just as long ... or ... well, actually about 20 years longer.
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hiblerphil: As I state above, a public employee may, at any time, submit as written request to his/her employer that his/her personnel file be "released" to the public. This exemption to the Public Records Law protects the employee from the embarrassment of such public exposure. It does not "protect" the employer. ...
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Kyle you need mental evaluation on comprehension of tunnel vision. You can see others but not yourself. One administration of Presidents did not do this. This has been a planned attack. Us the voters against them the establishment forever. Them wants taxes and control. Us refuse to kiss ass. We pay by law, but we can b...
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What part of "the money comes out of your check FIRST, do you not get?" A refund in May does absolutely no good when you're trying to pay your electric bill in February.
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Gerald, the problem is they are slowly removing those privileges. the individual is slowly being drummed out and replaced with the mob. as more and more people move up here they think they have the obligation to try and make it the way it was from where they came from. Go figure, its only a matter of time before everyt...
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The proliferation of a certain type of ethnic cuisine by a large number of local restaurants may be suspect.
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The item that sticks out is he went to Whitman. Good student, good school. You can't find a college education like that in Alaska, although APU is pretty good. Unfortunately, last time I looked, 4 years at Whitman would cost around 300 K after you factor in all costs including room and board.
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It would be good if the numbers of foster children could decline at the same rate instead of increasing.
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We should give Dick Randolph a parade for reducing the government theft. He also had a strong part in protecting the Permanent Fund, which would have been gone had he not launched a citizen's initiative.
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Jen: Your perfectly free to defend Mr. Chase and condemn the City Administration and City Council. That's really very easy to do. If you wish to promote "reforms" in Junction City (and I presume you live within the City Limits), perhaps you might run for the City Council and work to bring about those changes.
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....so you'll be taking full advantage of the free concert by the US Army Jazz Amabassadors on April 12? Should be a swingin' time. There aren't really any bad seats in the Jacqua, either. Win/win! http://theshedd.org/divp/series.aspx?event=3473
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He only wanted a gas can so he could go to various parking lots and make money ........." Excuse me ma'am / sir my truck is out of gas do you have a couple dollars so I can fill up my fuel can ?"
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If, in fact, as an City employee or a City Councilor, break the law regarding the privacy afforded to employees in personnel matters, you will face rather stiff consequences. So you'd be very wise to say "remember to say “It’s a personnel matter, so I can’t say any more.”
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Kon, it's called a property tax. which is my contribution to roads, schools, and the local government which is nothing more than an extension of the state. hospitals are private and not public, unless your talking about the VA. as far as what I pay for beyond that, there happens to be a tax included in the price of gas...
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Tom Mitchell - based on your lack of knowledge of economics I have to assume you are with the Obama administration?
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It looks like a great design to be attached to a different building. There must be architects, maybe even local, who could have drawn up something that met the expansion, lighting and visibility/attraction requirements...and still managed to incorporate design elements of the building this is being grafted onto. This l...
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"Unearned"??? Don't think so. My folks came here in the 1930s when there was NOTHING and they helped build this state, paying a 25% territorial/state income tax for much of the time they were here. Everybody who made an income paid that, btw. It made them really poor, even though they made better money than their relat...
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Ignore, Craig, Kc, he's another one of those Un-Americans for Disparity supporters. Every post that Craig makes is either against liberal commenters, gays, or Natives. There's defiantly a pattern in his/her comments.
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Oh...a "free" concert paid for with our Federal taxes. Do you really think that's any kind of rebuttal to my point? These PR concerts by military bands are always free, and take place all over the country. Is the Shedd being paid for use of the venue? Why isn't the concert in a public park, where I've seen similar conc...
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Note to self: Don't invite Jay Gilling to a night out if it has anything to do with celebrating traditional American history, or the acknowledgement of our culture's past....it's just too silly.
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What color? I vote for purple!
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Good luck with that. The folks on here will sell you and I down the river in second, impose an income tax that within a decade will be at 30% and when you refuse to pay, they will see you jailed and take everything you've worked for. Meanwhile, most of them probably won't be paying a state income tax because they don'...
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There'll be far more outrage of marijuana being held up than peoples outrage over what's happening with lack of leadership in the capitol. Watch and see.
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I have no phones but I do have Internet. Most customers have lost both.
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Are there a lot of uber-rich living in Alaska?
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Democrats figured that if a big enough idiot ran for the Republican nomination that Hillary or Bernie presidency would be assured.
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You're right, it could. However, I'd still have more control as an end user.
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By the way...I DO enourage people who like jazz to go to this concert. The military jazz groups can be really good: good ensembles, good soloists, good arrangements...but...sometimes the selections and style are creaky and old school, depending on who's running the band. Several years ago I spoke with the leader of t...
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I think I know the answer. The last time I ordered Mongolian beef I had the strange urge to chase cars the next day.
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Tom Mitchell, I agree with you that recent resource extractions have made us poorer financially. The only reason we are poorer because some people of low intelligence keep voting Big Oil Republicans back into office. That and Alaskans are paying oil companies to extract our resource because of SB21. Dumb and racist rem...
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I think I know the answer. The last time I ordered Mongolian beef I had the strange urge to chase cars the next day.
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What a crock. Lying politicians got us into this alleged mess and to expect them to fix it is only allowing the fox access to the chicken coop. How about we start by cutting salaries, perks and bennies of politicians first. Then let's start shutting down useless government buildings, cut government jobs and make a lean...
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Alaskans voted for a $50 cruise ship head tax before Parnell was elected governor. Within the first six months after Parnell was elected, he booked a flight to Florida and met with the cruise ship CEOs and guaranteed them he's roll back the head tax to $25 and scale back Alaska's Clean Water legislation. The Republic...
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Based on the Department of Revenues latest reports Big Oil is losing money before taxes based on an expenditure versus revenue comparison. In the long run, if a business continues to lose money they exit the market. Changing tax incentives for the worse in a business that is losing money signals to a firm to plan an ...
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Why are the business leaders, who want to raid the PFD, misleading the public? They state that taxation adjustments on the mining and commercial fishing businesses will only yield another $33 million? I was paying attention when a single mining operation in Alaska was boasting a $3 Billion profit last year. A modest ta...
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Anybody can slip up. The Nordic crowd is generally polite and civil. If you're going to make rude and obnoxious comments maybe you should use your real name.
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You sound like the Gov, to a degree.. except on the sales tax idea.. If you will consider that in rural (lowest regional income) Alaska that milk, gasoline, bread , etc. - all living necessities - cost 3-4 times as much as they do in road system Alaska. A sales tax would hit them far, far harder than it would their f...
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Agreed.
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They are, yes. It's usually considered criminal to take someone's money from them by threat of force against their will. For some inescapable reason, people refuse to see that it's no more right for the government to do it than for a mugger in a park. And, 6 (SIX) other states do not have an income tax. The fact that ...
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A whole bunch of us are already feeling the pain ... "A wise person foresees the danger, and hides from it." My car payments are made, clear through December already ... and I plan to get at least two years ahead on that, and everything else, while I still have some income.
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Mr. Olijar, Which paragraph or sentence in Mr. Mitchell's LTE leads you to believe he has a lack of knowledge about economics? Please enlighten us.
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Because it is A total waste of money.
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I'm sorry you found my comment on non profits bitter. You I think are offended from what I said about the Shedd? It's an opinion. But, when you group all non profits into charitable, altruistic corporations/businesses then I'm just afraid you're naive and uninformed. l2g
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Your urge probably was brought on by how you were bred, Ridgefield. Can't blame that on the mongolian beef. Your lack of civil manners is very evident of that fact.
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Exactly. We need to start acting like we own the resources. The oil companies do not own the resources and neither do our legislators or governor.
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It means Alaska Airlines can focus on the continental US and not rely on essential air service agreement to serve Alaska. This will allow Alaska Airlines to start exiting some markets in the state.
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