The oil companies have been making record profits from Alaska for 40 years, and now that they are not making such profits from the sale of our oil , they are being gifted billions of dollars of " state " monies while they cut their labor force and slow down production.
    They are still a very wealthy corporation , and no one is suggesting that we ask them to pay more to Alaska. What is needed, however, is a complete end to " credits "going to the oil companies while they are de-mobilizing, and downsizing their operations in the state.
   We have a Republican Legislature that works for the oil companies, and against the best interest of the state's residents. They are asking the states residents to pay for all of the services  that they are charged with providing, but continuing to fund the profit margin of a declining industry simply to maintain their personal wealth and please their oil cartel bosses.
   Oil company maintains profit , while residents lose services, PFD,and pay taxes