Alaskans can't own individual oil rights nor can we claim ownership to anything sub surface on our own property. Is it possible that the loss of that ownership is what granted us the title of an, 'owner', state? If some how that is true, then the PFD is bought and paid for by the people of Alaska. I do applaud our governor but there are always questions about motivation. He just might have set the stage for our corrupt legislators to come back in session and vote his veto of the PFD, out. If the legislators do that, they'll look like heroes and we'll be back in the same darn fix. Sure are a lot of questions in politics but not many answers.