"let's make 1/3 of the State pay the whole budget bill."

Income tax is not even close to the whole budget bill.  

Raising $200 Million will not even make a difference.  Our budget deficit is over $3 Billion.

Just imagine this legislature setting up an office to tax us.  There goes the first $100 million.

One road, one school, a few more consultants- that money is spent.

Taxing us is not a solution, it is a huge distraction.

If we want our money to stay in Alaska, We need to demand the oil companies hire Alaskans.

Democrats offered an amendment to provide for this but the Republican Majority shot it down.