Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
When the author is referring to Alaska being the number one in taxes per resident and that the taxes per person are 2-and-1/2 higher than other states, he isn't saying that the PEOPLE of Alaska pay that much. That's the whole point! The rest of us pay for it! Not the Alaskans! YOU pay for it!

Alaska rakes in 2 1/2 times as much revenue per person than the rest of the country because they TAX THE SHIT out of the oil being pumped out of their state. As all fiscal conservatives who criticise the proposed windfall profits tax on oil like to point out, that tax gets passed on to the rest of the consumers who buy oil in the form of higher prices.

So Alaska adds to the cost of oil, takes money out of YOUR pocket at the pump, so that its citizens pay NO income tax, NO sales tax, and GET A CHECK every year for about $2000! YOU pay for that! Hahahahahaha! Sucker! Alaska is ripping you off!

The money is taken from you in the form of higher energy costs and given to the citizens of Alaska as free cash money every year! Suck on that, all you who think Palin is a fiscal conservative! Hahahahahaha!

In addition, Alaska is the biggest recipient of Federal spending per person in the nation. For every $1 Alaska sends the Feds in the form of income tax, they get back $1.75. As if they couldn't pay for this stuff themselves!

They pay no state income tax, no state sales tax, minimal property tax! They get $2000 free cash money a year taken from YOU in the form of oil taxes! And they get back a 75% return on every dollar they send to the Feds in the form of income taxes! That money comes from YOU as well!

The idea that Palin is a fiscal conservative is a total joke! Talk about tax and spend! Talk about a redistribution of wealth!
Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
Here's another article about "fiscal conservative" Sarah Palin and how she is screwing YOU in order to give away free gas to Alaskans:

Palin seeks $1.2 billion to slash energy bills: Alaska News | adn.com

Basically it says Sarah Palin increased taxes on oil production in Alaska so much that there is a massive $5,000,000,000 surplus in Alaska's budget. There is a lot of fighting in the legislature about how to spend it all. Palin has proposed giving away a debit card to all Alaska residents that would allow them to get $100 a month in free gas. That's on top of the $2000 a year free cash they get every year, and on top of the EXTRA $1200 she gave them last year.

So basically she increased taxes on Alaska oil, and that cost gets passed on to YOU in the form of higher gas prices so that she can give away FREE GAS to Alaskans. YOUR $4.00 gas helps buy FREE GAS for Alaskans!

Someone explain to me how that is fiscal conservatism!!!

It's not --- it's a ripoff!!!!!

Sarah Palin ripped you off to give away free gas in Alaska. No wonder she has a high approval rating in her state --- she's giving away your money to her constituents! Not sure how that will help her in the lower 48.
ALASKA No State Income Tax
FLORIDA No State Income Tax
NEVADA No State Income Tax
SOUTH DAKOTA No State Income Tax
WASHINGTON No State Income Tax
WYOMING No State Income Tax
Individual Income Tax Rates-2008

What does the average Joe in Florida see from all the tourist revenue?; or the ones in Nevada from the gambling? Or from South Dakota from the oil? Or the others? NOTHING! Props to Alaska for giving back to the people from the riches earned. I personally would question the others myself. The oil there IS part of Alaskas wealth and should be shared by the people of that state. Better than creating a bunch of useless government programs on how to aid the people. That's part of "fiscal conservatism", let the people take care of their own money instead of having Uncle Sam play daddy.

Like another member stated; the more you expect from the government in social programs the more he's going to want to intervien in your daily life. Maybe that's why Alaska is so "liberal" on marijuana laws.

Have a good one!:s4: