Government can't make a true economy.  If I take $10 from my right pocket and put it in my left pocket, I still have $10.  That's all they are doing.  Yes, they infuse lots of money into the economy.  That money came from the economy.  They didn't make it.  There is no new money.  They produced nothing.  Right now they have some money they removed from the economy years ago.  When that's gone, they can only take a dollar and spend a dollar.  The economy would have the exact same.  When they take 3 billion from the PFD, that's 3 billion less for Alaskians to spend in the economy, but 3 billion more for government to spend.  So the question is who do you want spending the money?  Some corrupt politician in Juneau or thousands of Alaskans?