The various parts to the solution to Alaska’s long term fiscal problems are right there; permanent fund earnings, PFD reduction/elimination, income or sales tax, stable industry regulations / taxes and real government cuts.  However, a solution cannot be forged without meaningful cuts to the bloated government and the overly generous public union pay and benefits,  As long as the Democrats insist the public unions are held unaffected by the fiscal crisis, the required compromise will never be found.