Categorize the comment on the basis of threat. If the comment is threatening output Yes, otherwise output No.

So an income tax isn't acceptable, but a 35% tax on the PFD is? Perhaps it looks attractive to you because the PFD to you is a bit of extra money, a nice little bonus to give yourself a treat. You have no clue that there are many households, mostly in the Bush, for whom the PFD is a large part of the yearly income. Cutting that income by 35% is going to mean less , food, fuel, clothing, all the little things that Mr. Olsen takes for granted.

So once again we have a clueless, tone deaf, Republican more than willing to take from the poor to give to the rich. It's high time for a change.
Yes

Thanks Nathan for shinning the light into one of those dark corners of how the legislature conducts the "public's business". My cynical view of this last week of the regular session is that none of these hearings matter. Nobody's listening in Juneau and nobody cares; the deals are already made as to what will and won't pass. The only real legislative crafting is on the budget and finance related issues; and the public will never see what is happening behind all those locked close doors.
Makes one wish for a state constitutional convention to set up a bunch of dedicated funds (like education in Texas) and narrow legislative discretion. Pretty sure we can come up with a decision app that's smarter then these 60 "representatives" and a computer accounting system that has some integrity. How about a legislative monitoring committee populated with only public members. Give it the power of the pen.
Yes

The income tax is not the issue. The issue is the oil and commercial fishing giveaways. They'll be giving away $775MM in oil credits next year and the commercial fishing taxes are a joke. Correcting those 2 issues will eliminate at least 25% of the deficit, maybe more. Why should we be so willing for them to take our hard earned money when they will just be giving it away? An income tax should be the absolute last resort.
Yes