One of those nasty little realities that we Alaskans are going to have to face is that we must pay for the public services we wish to have:  education, roads that are passable, public safety.  We've been able to avoid paying for these services by having the oil industry fund them for us, but when oil prices are low, reality must sink in.  Inadequate police presence is not acceptable to me or I suspect to most of us.  So, folks, pitch in and pay for services.  This anti-government rhetoric does not serve us well.