Why I support the Alaska's Fair Share Citizen's ballot initiative - and a small (one percent) request for education. Please read on, and thank you. Fairness, honesty, access to relevant facts, and public education are the essential reasons which best explain why I support this ballot measure. Public education about [Read More...]
I am amazed that Gov. Parnell was able to submit a bill robbing us of Our Fair Share, He was an oil company Shill. Oil companies have not paid Our Fair Share since Parnell left office. The resources belong to the people. Restore Our Fair Share. Thank you!
We Alaskans think of ourselves as strong, resourceful, and independent. If so, why in the past five years has Alaska been receiving a 12.5% royalty for its oil? That is only half of the amount that Texas and other major reserves in the US receive. In addition, Alaska is receiving [Read More...]
Anchorage "Because of revenue lost to SB 21, communities across Alaska have been forced to raise taxes and cut services. I'm voting for Alaska's Fair Share to lower property taxes and protect community services." ~Pete Petersen
"As a 66 year resident, retired contractor , father and grandfather of Alaska’s future economic contributors, I care about the direction our state is headed with regards to the decisions we make today. I’ve witnessed the oil company and it’s lobbying for the best deal for many many years and [Read More...]
"Being of a basic capitalistic nature and thus investing the stock markets myself, I understand the desire on the part of the oil companies that operate within Alaska to minimize their levels of taxation. It makes sense that these companies would attempt to maximize the value of the shares their [Read More...]
The election is 6 months away and Big Oil's surrogates already have $5.4 million ready to spend against Alaska's best interests*. What they don't expect is Alaska fighting back and protecting our interests. Help us pass the Fair Share Act. #standupforAlaska! [give_form id="336"] *https://www.adn.com/business-economy/energy/2020/05/18/oil-companies-donate-heavily-to-fight-initiative-aiming-to-raise-production-taxes/
Among the cuts to state services and capital spending, SB-21 has cost each Alaska almost $7,000 in Permanent Fund Dividend cuts. Your dividend was cut to subsidize corporate welfare. Alaska is paying Big Oil to pump oil from the largest, most profitable conventional oil field in the United States. At [Read More...]
"It’s a matter of fairness. We should be embarrassed that Alaska’s oil production tax rates are half that of other states. Right now, we are short-changing the health and education of our people in order to backstop the lavish profits of some of the world’s largest corporations. Enough is enough! [Read More...]
"The State of Alaska has been in remiss to get the fair share of it's oil wealth ever since the days when Governor Jay Hammond was instrumental in setting up the permanent fund. The pressures of the Big Three oil extractors in Alaska, BP, Conoco-Phillips, and Exxon have overwhelmed our [Read More...]
