There's a way to help with the budget----tell all those who favored and begged for a state income tax to send checks to Juneau this week for whatever amount their heart desires . Let's see if they put their money where their mouths were .   Like last year , democrats caused this threat of a shutdown because they steadfastly refuse to make meaningful cuts .  Education needs to be cut big time. Since the school districts , including the U of A system steadfastly refuse to make cuts on their own legislators need to man up and do it for them . All spending on the gas line needs to be frozen and their staff fired , and that 50 million taken from them to restore the trooper patrol levels.   The shame of this situation , in addition to all legislators failing the people of Alaska , is that a state layoff would have exposed at least 5000 state jobs that weren't needed.    Legislators will continue to break the 90 session law and sandbag as long as we pay them for every day after 90. End that .