"applied to all of us" except the 50% of wage earners that would be exempt because they do not earn enough to pay a Federal Income tax which the state income tax is based on.  The greater majority of out of state workers are in the fish processing and hospitality services industry and do not earn enough to pay an income tax.  Further all those tourists, visitors etc who utilize state services would pay nothing with an income tax.  A sales tax would apply to everyone who spends money in Alaska and is much more fair to ALL Alaskans.