The $125 million in tax credits plus the $30 million loan amounts to slightly more than 1/3rd of the total expenditures by Blue Crest Oil, which is $525 million to date.  I agree the tax credits need to be paid out and five years seems like a reasonable time line.  What isn't happening is production.  In addition, the state doesn't seem to generate any additional income from the heavily subsided companies.  Alaska should receive a much higher return when we are a major investor AND the owner of the resource. Unfortunately many companies in the oil and gas industry see Alaska as a free meal ticket where we pay for the meal and they pocket the money as they walk out the door.