For those that complain about the subsidies paid to the oil company for development incentives and commitments to keep working for new oil in Alaska, it is crucial to remember that when the flow of oil in the pipeline falls below maintainable levels the pipeline and easement must be reclamated back to the pre pipeline nature state.  Once the pipe is gone, then no more revenue from the Slope.  Yes, there would be a great number of jobs to get that thing out of the ground for a while, but that is not oil revenue.  It is just job and company income during the process.  Our legislators need to think long and hard before they make it undesirable for the oil companies to want to continue to invest in Alaska to our great benefit.  What other industry would replace the financing for our current and future "budget"?  If we pee in their cornflakes often enough, they would not keep coming to the table.  Think about it...