Comment: We're sucking on buttermilk if we think oil is going to support our budget ever again. Maybe what is never said but could be a silent goal, is to create a mass exodus of Alaska's population. If our population is reduced then so will our budget be reduced proportionately.Fewer people, fewer PFD's. Fewer people, less need for teachers and schools. This might not be on the table but it will produce the same result as any other cutting strategy. We already bring in outside and foreign workers to support seasonal needs in tourism, fisheries, etc., so fewer residents will have little or no impact. We don't even need to designate those that will leave this state. Just keep doing what you guys did last year and they'll leave voluntarily! Nothing much will change this session. Some Legislators are already saying that there is no real emergency because we still have money in our savings accounts. That's awesome! Just spend it until there is no more and you can guarantee a drop in population!