WOW Greg everyone comes to Anchorage and uses stuff for free.  Well maybe you have not paid the municipal tax at a hotel or the municipal tax for a rental car. Both of which are designed to tax the visitors of Anchorage and not the residents. Visitors to Anchorage are taxed quite high for the luxury of just being their. In a given week one can easily pay in excess of $ 100 between these two taxes alone.