The Permanent Dividend Fund was established to keep state lawmakers from pissing our oil wealth away on more government. For 40 years the annual dividend payment was distributed to Alaskans who have lived here at least one year according to a statutory formula. In 2016 Gov. Bill Walker and a majority coalition in the Alaska Legislature decided spending our wealth fund for more government was more virtuous than payments to Alaskans under the law. The People are becoming angry.
Hugh Malone’s Permanent Fund Legacy Hugh Malone was Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives when the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend was designed to protect Alaska resource wealth from being pissed away by politicians. The dividend gives all Alaskans a stake in the fund’s future by spending levels set by averaging 5-year earnings. As we […]
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I hear the train a-comin’ Back in the 1960s my father went to great lengths to build an elaborate electric train setup on a piece of 4x8x3/4 plywood. It had plaster-of-paris mountains and a lake and all kinds of track to drive the trains on. After I and my siblings put milk and cookies out
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(2022©donnliston.co) The political gridlock in Juneau must end, and in this exclusive interview Pierce said as governor he will move our ship of state out of the doldrums. I am tired of waiting for Alaska elected officials to do the right thing, declared Pierce. As governor I will impress upon elected officials who are trusted
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Juneau Permanent Fund Dividend/Food Security Machinations The Alaska Legislature marvels at our Goose Egg Nugget from catastrophic energy policies of Joe Biden in his first year as President of the United States of America.[1] A wonderful collateral benefit of the annual Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is if somebody owes you some money, with a court judgment against them you can garnish their annual
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How will the PFD Nightmare End? Our Alaska Constitution states clearly in Article I Section 2. Source of Government: all political power is inherent in the people. All government originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the people as a whole. Elected officials represent
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Seeking Alaskan Truths in 2021 (2021©donnliston.co)  Living the Alaskan Lifestyle is by definition active. Sitting at a computer screen or looking at a phone are not active pursuits. So, having lived the Alaskan Lifestyle 60 years means I have mostly found my groove in dealing with demands of Alaskan Life—I’ve done enough Alaskan stuff
Who does the Alaska Legislature Really Represent? The Alaska Economy is staggering like a weakened 11th round boxer, from a half-year Coronavirus Pandemic bout, but the Alaska Legislature made no attempt in Juneau to stop the move of $4 Billion from the Permanent Fund Earning Reserve Account (ERA) to the untouchable principal of the fund
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Who Can Afford to Live in Alaska? Alaska has always had a tenuous economy, buffeted by winds of boom and bust. Most economic winds are generated by capacity for natural resource extraction. And, for more than 40 years, income from any other industry has been a bonus. This fragile economic reality means government sector employees
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