The basic problem remains the same, that elected officials across the state including the legislature, the Anchorage Assembly and the ASD continue to recklessly spend beyond their means and constantly look for ways to maintain the spending. Our state spends more than twice the amount per resident than other states like WA or OR. Get the budgets under control, ALL THE BUDGETS!!! Reduce travel expenses and quit spending ridiculous money for all these consultants and let all elected officials take a 5% pay cut. If they acted like they cared about our welfare most people would appreciate their efforts more.