Hammond suggested using earnings and getting the PFD guaranteed in the Ak Constitution as part of that plan. The government has tried to raid the PFD money from Day 1 and will continue unless this is done. Hammond never called the Permanent Fund a "rainy day fund" though he acknowledged that earnings can be used for government as long as the PFD is secured and inflation proofing is secured too. No stealing from future generations by allowing the Fund to disappear due to inflation.