EconomyFinding
Alaska should pay the full Permanent Fund Dividend set by the original statutory formula.
In recent years lawmakers have paid dividends well below the amount the original state law formula would produce. Paying the full formula amount would increase checks but require more spending from the Permanent Fund or cuts elsewhere.
Jonathan S. "JKT" Kreiss-Tomkins
it's irresponsible to pay a large PFD that literally spends down the Permanent Fund itself, thereby jeopardizing the future of the Permanent Fund and the PFD for future generations
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