Your first two sentences are totally wrong, Mom.  "Working Alaskans already pay income tax and at higher percentages so the harder they work, the less they get to take home."  First of all, I do not equate harder work with more pay.  In many cases that may be true, but it's not always true.  Second of all, if you make more money you take home more money, end of discussion.  Your line about taking less home is BS and an out and out lie.  They might get taxed at a higher rate (heaven forbid!) or simply have a larger amount garnished even though the % hasn't changed.  Either way they still take home more $.

 "The myth that the poor are hurt more than the working class with the PFD reduction is nonsense."  No, it's actually true again.  As a % of their income (which is the best way to compare these things) the PFD reduction hurts them much more than the wealthy.  Taking $6000 from a family that makes $20000 is pretty devastating but hardly touches the millionaires.