This is the kind of community many of my fellow Alaskans want: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/13/us/anti-tax-fervor-roseburg-oregon-.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news.

"But what is even more significant is that for many years, timber-harvesting operations on public lands here paid the bills, and people got used to it."

It is not the kind of community that attracts private investments and business. It is not the kind of community that inspires young people. It is not the kind of community I want. It is a community in which many believe that services are free. It is a free-rider culture seasoned by decades of oil revenue.

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