Sadly this is my Senator and she skirts way, way, way around a very inconveniate FACT. Government in this state at every level employs more Alaskans than the private sector does, this is not in dispute. So as she sings praises about all those mom and pops giving jobs to Alaskans, lets look at the reality, Tourism, Fishing, Logging, Mining and Oil are ALL heavily populated with people who don't live here. So what does this mean, well it means that they earn their money here and then, don't buy houses, they, don't shop at Carr's or buy pick up trucks, or boats you name it. By contrast, all those horrible State Workers well they live in our communities and add not take away from the economy, they do build houses and buy pick ups, and shop at Carr's and go to the Sate Fair. Government money is just as green Senator and if the private sector is so great why are we subsidizing it at every level? Meanwhile we don't have enough Troopers. Hows that private sector Senate job?