If the judge is considering this as "crunch time" for the state then he should also consider the extremely regressive impact taking half the PFD has on every resident of Alaska regardless of their economic status. For most of us who make much less than Judge Morse, a sudden loss of $1000 (or much more for a family) also means "crunch time" on a personal level. Besides is he making a legal decision or an economic one? Or a political one?