I'm really tired of hearing how "low" our tax rate is compared to other states. What about the fact that the cost of living here, you know housing, food, fuel, are way more than those other states. My wages don't go up even 3% a year yet now my property taxes are going up 5% and the state wants to add more on top of that? Nope, no unfair income tax. You people are brainwashed thinking we need either an income tax or a sales tax but if it's going to happen the only fair tax is one that hits everyone, not just the productive citizens. I hsve yet to see a single meaningful cut to the government. Get rid of the dividend before implementing an unfair income tax, everyone has skin in the game then. Income tax is unfair. Write a column on the cost of living in Alaska compared to other states if you are going to compare tax burden.