The state budget needs to be cut at least another 30 percent . If that means the loss of jobs , so be it.  We can't maintain an artificial economy by using state dollars to keep employees on the payroll that aren't needed .   At the same time , we need to freeze all state spending on the gas line.  Legislators benefits need to be cut as well .   Additionally , now is the time to liquidate the PFD.  With no more free unearned checks given away , thousands will leave Alaska reducing state costs on nearly everything.  We'll need fewer teachers to fewer prisons, and fewer of everything in between  . This will save the state perhaps a billion dollars a year.  Then let legislators spend what they take in every year . Now is the time for bold action .  The party is over.