The deficits were not created by Gov. Walker.  He walked into this mess that was created by a Republican legislature and the oil industry lobbyist- governor Parnell.
Gov. Walker gets credit for at least being proactive in trying to fix this mess.  However, the solutions need a lot of work, as the Governor indicated his solutions are written in pencil.  They can be modified and improved.

Here is what must happen.  First, the solutions must not destroy the Alaska economy!  Laying off lots of state workers, imposing an income tax, or reducing the Permanent Fund dividends are highly recessionary.

Before we do those things, we must:

1.  Get a fair return for our oil.  We are giving away almost $10 billion dollars of oil per year and only getting a royalty.  This is flagrantly unconstitutional, and stupid.

2.  We need a high level review to determine how to reform state government, and our education system.  The legislature or administration is not up to this task.