Ben Sparks states, "there's been growing public acceptance of using the Permanent Fund to help pay for government.

"This used to be considered the third rail of Alaska politics and now it's being uttered from the lips of every editorial page, every major business in the state," Sparks said. "We've come a long way, and we'll continue pushing."

Lies. Note it's 'Businesses and the Editorial Columns in the ADN' that are accepting of this pile of undercooked tripe. The *Citizens* are becoming increasingly vocal that they do NOT support this blatant Raid on the Permanent Fund.These so-called Representatives are still funding Susitna-Watana, the Juneau Mine/Avalanche  Alley Road, the Taj Mahawker, and multiple other projects while sucking up Per Diem rates as high as 200$ a day. They are not Leading; they are Pillaging while they CAN. SB 128 should be DOA, NO new revenue until the aforementioned boondoggles are eliminated, period. It's time to push back! Throw these clowns out of office!