The reality is, whether people want to accept it or not is this, the United States yes you read that right, the US is heavily subsidize and in debt, we are living way beyond our means. Concurrently the State of Alaskka is worse because we are heavily subsidized by the Federal Government and oil.  Finally the Village is completely artificial and cannot exist without subsidy, it is a fact. In one paragraph of this very story it list all the subsidies just to hold this meeting.
  The people who are comparing Anchorage to the Village are comparing apples to oranges,Anchorage is on the road system, it has a International Airport, and a port and a rail spur. It has a real interconnected economy; the Y-K Delta does not.  I am glad they are trying to take responsibility and spur economic development, but they must hold their Corporations and their elected officials to accountable and make them get value for their resources.