Posted on 09/11/2009 5:24:20 AM PDT by Josh Painter
While most other states are cutting services and laying off workers, Alaska is preparing to send dividend checks to about 657,000 of its citizens, who have their former governor and the state constitution to thank. United Press International reports:
ANCHORAGE, Ala., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Citizens qualified to receive dividends from Alaska's Permanent Fund will receive dividends of more than $1,300 this autumn, state officials said.For increasing the size of the dividend, some of Palin's detractors have ironically branded her a socialist -- which is what many of them are, but the PDS-afflicted aren't shamed by their own hypocrisy.The Anchorage Daily News reported that even though the $32 billion oil profits savings account lost $2.5 billion in the last fiscal year, the five-year dividend program will temper the effect of the losses for Alaskans.
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Last year, Alaskans received the largest dividend checks since the state began its program in 1982. The amount was supplemented by a $1,200 resource rebate, based on the state's oil-tax surplus and initiated by former Gov. Sarah Palin.
Truth is, the 49th state's constitution, which was written before Palin was even born, gives ownership of Alaska's natural resources to the people of the state to share. As governor, Palin was following the constitution.
- JP
Good image except the elephant looks like it wants to get out of the grave!
Let’s hope President Palin has the good sense to nationalize America’s natural resources.
Whether something is good or bad depends on who is doing it. There are no moral absolutes.
I’d like to see her sell off some federally-owned land to the private sector. She could begin with her home state, as the federal government owns 64% of Alaska’s land.
The revenue could be used to pay down some of the nation’s debt.
- JP
Ya think?
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