Donkel, you are a complete ____. The federal government knew full well that there was oil, witness NPR, set aside in 1923. That Alaska would benefit from your idiotic claim of 'free land', as we have, was part and parcel of what made statehood possible. The feds WANTED Alaska to be less dependent on federal funds. What's with you, anyway? Your constant carping and caviling is beyond annoying. Do you even live here? If not, what happens here is really none of your business.