I pretty much always vote democrat, but in this case, as much as it pains me, I think the house is more in the wrong on this issue.  It just doesn't make sense to me to keep the PFD as an inviolable entitlement.  In many ways, I see the keeping the dividend as more regressive, in that it gives everyone the same amount regardless of need or means.  If we need to subsidize people on the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum, do it through needs tested energy, housing and food assistance.  Get rid of the dividend.  I'm not against a tax (sales or income) if there needs to be one on top of permanent fund earnings funding state government, but the PFD needs to go first.