Red.. I think it should be fairly clear to most at this point that the PFD is in FACT welfare. We have created a dependant class of people that say  outright that they literally rely on it to live.. What these people did to make ends meet before the dividend one can only guess. The only "fair " course of action is to simply eliminate the dividend and use the entire earnings to fund state government just as it was intended by the framers of the permanent fund as a rainy day source of revenue. The impact on individual Alaskans of this action will of course vary based on a number of factors but should be expected. When the longevity bonus was phased out there was some pain but people adjusted! Long before a single tax is implemented this needs to occur.
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