Want the Permanent Fund reform bill to pass?  It's easy.  Kill the oil tax credits.  

While your argument regarding priorities may be sound, the political reality is that the tax credit ripoff is hugely unpopular.  I know of no one who agrees with it.  Killing the tax credits is easy.  No big agonizing over what budget cuts to make or if/how taxes should be levied.  Kill the tax credits and enough people will support enough legislators.

Don't kill them now and they never will be killed.  Once the legislators get their hands on the PF, why would they do any of the other things that need to be done.  The money we pay out on them will be compounded forever as well.   

I have no problem using the PF.  But it'll be a cold day in hell before I'll support relinquishing any part of the PFD just to hand it over to the oil companies.  Most people I talk to feel the same way, regardless how they feel about budget cuts or taxes.  

The tax credits are toxic.  Kill them.