The point was made, months ago, that if we cut EVERY SINGLE POSITION IN STATE GOVERNMENT, it STILL would not close the budget gap.
And still people are talking about cuts instead of taxes.
We can't do this without new taxes. There's no guarantee we can do this WITH new taxes, but it's time for Alaskans to face our responsibilities. Spluttering about firing the messenger, or pledging to vote for people who tell you they won't even try to solve the problem, that's beneath us.
This is our home. If we want to keep it, we need to elect people who will face the facts, and then (the hard part) we need to face it with them, and give them our support.
Stop electing people because they tell you the lies you want to hear. We have a Governor who's facing reality. Let's all be grown-ups and face it with him.