The way I see it, the so called "conservative" legislatures of the past decade have put us in the position we're in....I have to chuckle when the Chamber still uses the "boogey man" of the previous administration to blame the current state situation. I'm sure what they'd like to see is this state driven into the ground, no services at all, no state spending, but continued tax breaks to the oil companies. Our legislators DO NOT have the best interests of the state as a whole, they're only considering one sector of the business community & how they can help that sector. I'll bet every small business in Alaska would love to have the same benefits as the oil companies get.