I agree with you Obomba, that AK would be better in some ways without the PFD.  But I disagree with how and why the PFD was cut.  One person dictating that 700,000 citizens each pay $1000 to fund a bloated government that needs to be downsized is too 3rd world/New Venezualian for me.  Cuts to our oil-funded state bureaucracy have not even come close to the 30-50% that oil companies and oil service companies in AK downsized.  Walker is taking the easy way out by transferring wealth from Alaskans to the state, so he doesn't have to do the dirty work of downsizing ... which would take away time from his fantasy gasline obcession.  Walker is Alaska's economic cancer.