Most folks here concede that we got to this arena because we had oil money that is mostly gone now. But folks are arguing the point as though rational discussion will settle the issue of what gets funded. All across Alaska this is the emerging tragedy of having funded things which the people never had to decide on -the legislature simply spent the money. I don't see any way out of this mess until the public actually feels the loss of services and then has to make the hard call of what to spend their tax dollars on- if we get a tax. 

folks who believe the new house coalition is going to be able to bring back comfortable state spending without some major cutting - and major public screaming - are most likely in for a rude surprise.