With a $2-3 Billion per year deficit and current $2-3 Billion replenishment of the Earnings Reserve (or direct funnel to General Fund as proposed by SB 26 and the Budget) our 'savings' could last 10-13 years. This action would allow for plenty of time to make meaningful cuts like reducing our 54 school districts into 25-30 regions; eliminating 6+ month empty/vacant positions; reducing out-going step allocations to incoming employee levels; forming a state bank that holds the general, reserve and in-department emergency funds, allowing for self-bonding of projects and increasing those funds ... there have been many excellent suggestions. It's not that no one's sharing ideas, it's that not many people are listening. The best solution for Alaskans is for the legislature to NOT pass the budget, with the PF restructuring inside of it, and NOT pass the Income Tax and NOT pass the PF Restructuring and PASS the cash tax credit elimination without increasing THOSE taxes.