Charles, as well as Dermot, try every possible angle to encourage an income tax. Every commentary is another opportunity for them to espouse favored wealth redistribution scheme. Just some examples from this latest:

"Because so many Alaska workers do not live here, a substantial portion of the tax would be paid by nonresidents." Depends what you mean by "substantial". According to the ISAR report only 15% would be paid by nonresidents. Alaskan workers would be stuck with 85% of the bill. 

"The income tax proposal in the state House would put us in the middle range of the states." How long do you really think that would last? Once the mechanism is in place, it's all too easy at every budget shortfall for government to turn that knob toward "increase taxes"

"Then it will be up to 20 senators to decide the outcome of the Alaska experiment." If they don't institute an income-tax, the sky will fall and it will be 20 senators fault!