Yukon boaters irked by new Alaska customs rules

CBC ^ | 12 Jun, 2013

[Eska]

The people that rebuilt where it flooded a few years back got the same again; some never learn. People that lost their places got 53K from all the agencies; some lived in real shacks; so me thinks they have a plan.

I've never wanted river frontage; I'm a quarter mile away. We had snow still 2-3 weeks back, now it's 85-90 everyday; pretty hot.

[B4Ranch]

I’m glad all’s OK with you. For some reason I was thinking that you were a mile or so back from the water.

Yes, $53K for a shack sounds like a plan. A plan to defraud the taxpayers. We do have these ridiculous programs where we give money to fraud artists, don’t we. They continue to grow every year.

[Eska]

There are a bunch of fed & state agencies that give loans that are never paid back in a disaster area, ect. There was a saw mill down Tok, guy had kit homes ready quick, Samaritans Purse brought a bunch of dutchies & Mennonites up and they put them together for the Indians and local Whites that got in program. But in reality, it was just a small piece of the theft that goes on in USA.

Me and you, don't want anything from the Feds. I've even seen Indians not apply as they don't want nothing from Govt or Whites, just not enough of them out there. Most think thats just how it works.