This one was not very successful at hiding.
Plus he kept peeking out to see if we had left, then he would go back to "hiding" behind his bush.
Moose were always entertaining while we were in Alaska.
Posted on 12/30/2008 9:31:22 AM PST by Halfmanhalfamazing
Governor Sarah Palin announced her goals to improve Alaska's health and education through fiscal year 2010 budget requests, the formation of a health care commission, support for legislation and an informational campaign to help Alaskans take better care of their own health.
Governor Palin put a priority on children's health and development. "Children are the most valuable resource in Alaska," she said. "We have to do more to support health coverage and health care, because it plays such a big role in a child's success in school, and in life. Our state agencies are partnering to better equip Alaskans to lead healthier lives and to meet health care needs across the state."
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalnewstoday.com ...
Agreed and at least the population gets a portion of it directly instead of only for politicians to spend.
But Alaska is going to have a tough year ahead if they don’t come back to reality on their spending. Their next year’s budget is still based upon oil being over $70 a barrel. I don’t see another year in the black unless they get serious about cutting spending. The cut of 7% or so isn’t going to be enough by a long shot.
That’s a good reasoned answer.
So here is the next logical step:
Does Sarah think that her program ought to be something aspired to on a national level?
There used to be knocks against Reagan because he signed a certain abortion bill. Of course, these knocks would typically ‘forget’ that Reagan represented a very blue state. Naturally, any politician does what their constituents want. I was willing to forgive Romney for a similar reason on healthcare. Mass is incredibly blue.
But Sarah doesn’t have that excuse. Alaska isn’t a blue state.
This would also go for McCain. McCain represents a red state, yet is very liberal. I wonder how liberal mccain would truely become if he were elected in a blue state.
There is going to be a national health care initiative. Do you want one that destroys everybody's access to health care, or do you want a plan that will cause the least change in what you have now?
Everybody can play that "I'm a conservative who won't change" game but the end result will be the repubs relegated to political obscurity. Ya know, the most left wing joker in the senate just won an election.
Palin has always directed support towards state social spending that benefits Alaskans; she has a high approval rating here. Palin also attacks waste & corruption. It just so happens that many Repubs are also very corrupt in state politics up here, no different than the dems. Many repubs here are more worried about filling their pockets than serving the people. Alaskans see this, why Palin has been such a Godsend. Oil wealth has enabled Palin to accomplish things that benefit majority of Alaskans and also allows her to make cuts in waste. It all balances out and Alaskans have faith that their gov will do the right thing in the end. Can you say the same about your state government?
No, they’ll need to revise their forecasts and perhaps be less ambitious.
Now I’m also one of those that believe that what goes on at state level should stay at state level until impractical to do so then some provisions of interstate commerce kick in.
But if a State wants to tax residents to poverty to provide welfare, no problem to me. I can chose not to live there or move out, not something I can easily opt for at the federal level.
One of the few I can tag with that label... Gladly tag
They did, that's why the 7% cut from the current year. They have gotten a lot of criticism (and rightly so) for releasing a budget in Mid-December based upon such wishful thinking.
Legislator calls for revisions in proposed budget {Alaska}
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2152408/posts
December 21, 2008
Gov Palin decision to implement a retroactive tax increase on the oil companies was part of my decision to leave Alaska and return to Texas. It just is getting hard to find a state that doesn't push big government. Texas has been trending the wrong for too many years as well.
Well I was looking at
http://www.tax.alaska.gov/programs/documentviewer/viewer.aspx?1530f
and still had a long way to go.
Anyway, IMO it is good for a STATE (NOT FED) to use revenues other than direct taxes on business or individuals for the common good. If they can build roads and not need tolls, great. If they can build universities and offer free/cheap tuition, great! If they can make living in that state so attractive that it draws in talent and ideas, great.
And if a state wants to provide massinve welfare and draw in the dregs of society, that is their business, too.
My state government is worthless. If we had leaders like Palin stand up to socialism we could have enclaves of freedom. What I’d like is a governor who’ll say, “Come to Louisiana and live free. You want to own guns, own them here. You want to start a business, come here.” I’d like someone who’ll dare the feds to enforce their unconstitutional laws. We need a revolution not defeatist incremental socialism as a response to full socialism.
Man, I don’t care anymore about holding off socialism with less socialism. That really only helps the wealthy anyway. If we’re going to do it, let’s do it all the way like Scandinavia. If not, let’s throw off this government. Palin or any other conservative governor has the standing which could lead this effort but she chooses to be a part of the problem.
I really was surprised at the Big Govenment when I moved to Texas in 07.
High sales taxes, property taxes, MUD/PUD taxes, and all kinds of rules and regulations that I didn’t expect from a state with the reputation of wildness and freedom!
I don't know. Why don't you ask her?
It’ll come out eventually. I’ll keep watching in the meantime.
I don't have a problem with states providing medical care for the truly poor. In fact, that is how our Founding Fathers saw it also. As long as it is not the federal government providing it, I am fine with it. It is a state right to do as they please and the Fopunding Fathers designed it as such via a limited government and Republic.
"The government of the United States is a definite government, confined to specified objects. It is not like state governments, whose powers are more general. Charity is no part of the legislative duty of the government."-- James Madison, speech in the House of Representatives, January 10, 1794
[quote]They did, that’s why the 7% cut from the current year. They have gotten a lot of criticism (and rightly so) for releasing a budget in Mid-December based upon such wishful thinking.[/quote]
There is actually a 1% INCREASE in the total budget. The 7% cut was for capital projects.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122938546239808805.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Thanks for the clarification.
Nowhere left to go...
Palin =
Bigger Govt - check
More welfare - check
Higher taxes - check
I’d move myself, but to where? As bad as Alaska is, and not getting any better, I don’t know of another state is the US when an individi=ual can be as as free as this one.
I miss Alaska, but I'll get back some day.
What do you do with Moose?
This one was not very successful at hiding.
Plus he kept peeking out to see if we had left, then he would go back to "hiding" behind his bush.
Moose were always entertaining while we were in Alaska.
Great pics. I am now in the midst of planning my first trip to Denali NP. Any hints?
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