Wowsers, John, descent into name calling in the first 7 words of your comment.  Is that all the better you can do?  Probably not.

Fact of the matter is the $3 b budget gap is now $2.3 b due to increase in the per barrel price of oil.  That close is relatively easy to cut our way to balance in a couple years.  Problem is that the democrats in the House majority and infesting the Walker administration don't want to do that.

Don't forget that the House appropriated the ENTIRE earnings of the Permanent Fund and the PFD under their watch is entirely a "trust me" proposition.  Apologies, but I don't trust democrats with money, especially my money.

You aren't going to tax and spend your way to prosperity, especially in a state with a sizable part of the population that makes lifestyle choice to live without income.  If you want to pay more money to the State, get out your checkbook, leave mine alone.  Cheers -