TAKE THE WHOLE PFD!
Just take it.  It will cost us less in the long run and when oil rebounds, bring it back.
If sales and income taxes are instituted, then we will all pay more annually than we would receive from the PFD.  And THOSE taxes will never go away.
So keep on crying about your measly PFD.  Just don't cry to me when you pay more in other "taxes". (income and so on.)
They keep saying how taking the PFD will affect bush communities.  Of course it will!  But they don't have an income to pay the income and sales taxes that are proposed, and so income and sales taxes wont affect them. They worry they won't get more free money.  I know it's harsh to say but it's the truth.  (Not all bush communities mind you..but a lot)
  Please, someone convince me otherwise.......