Oh believe me! They certainly can complain about government spending and eat at the trough at the same time.  Most have that special Alaskan quality of being blissfully unaware of their hypocrisy.   These are the same armchair experts who rant endlessly about how village life is unsustainable without government spending.  Did I mention they live in Anchorage where 2/3rd of the economy is dependent on government spending, with a substantial share of that government money coming straight out of rural Alaska?