The Rs have been in charge for long enough to take most of the blame for the lack of funds in the Permanent Fund. Rethuglicans have taken over with the arrival of big oil money and with the increase in military personnel in the State pushed so well by (cue the trumpets) Uncle Teddie. The Fund, even with that major downturn, which happened after eight years of R rule in DC, should be double what it is today.

The oil belonged to all of us and has been sold for way to little for way too long.