Greg Svendsen, you make a valid point, said dividend was not based upon income, but residency.

Now, should residency be based upon length of time within this State within a percentage that one would receive, the whole those that have been here longer, receive a higher percentage of the payout, well, I could get behind, not simply for mine own benefit, mind you, but why should newcomers receive the same benefit as those that have lived and toiled here, so as to make it a better place, for decades, even before the pipeline?

And as you point out, should all royalties the State was entitled unto be put into a coffer that benefited ALL Alaskans, well, that would be a great thing.

Except this one small thing.

Politicians, of all stripes, shall spend all the monies available unto them, as they do not budget themselves as the individual citizen does.

ANY politician, when asked how much they need, the answer is always MORE.

Done your way would be fine, if left unto a vote by the public.