They also fail to report that in order to collect an income tax, the state would have to grow government by at least 60 new state employees.  That figure does not include the investigators and prosecutors needed to investigate tax violations that will occur when all the money leaves Alaska for a non-income tax state like Washington.    Any income tax will simply drive the wealth and thousands of jobs out of state. The only people that support an income tax are the unions and the 50% of Alaskans who wouldn't pay it.