First, let me say that when the PFD first came out, I refused to accept it the first two years. I regarded it as a handout that I would rather have seen go into building for the long-term benefit of  individual long term Alaskans.
Considering what Norway has done  to benefit Noreegians using their oil revenue bonanza,  I think I was ahead of my time! 
When I realized that whoever had been here for a year and didn't know where the money was coming from, or how to sing the Alaska Flag Song was going to get a check, I said "What the hell!" and hopped on the gravy train.
However, I have always felt PFDs for those under 18 should be retained by the State for their adulthood - And that the individual PFD  dividend be retained by the State ONLY for individual in-State services:
What services? Education support to Alaska vocational or college schools; premium or deductible support for in-State health or long-term care insurance; or – in emergency only, cash to help with current expenses.