Welcome to the real world Alaskans!  As a former resident of Alaska, I remembered when I lived in Alaska, I forgot about how most other Americans live....How most down South pay (income, property, sales) taxes for services, fire protection, police, schools roads, etc..... I forgot that the other States don't give their residents money from a State Fund....  Oil has been both a blessing and a curse for Alaska..... Kind of a spoiler...   Time to face the new reality, the State is running out of money..... and the Tax Collector is coming...