My tax dollars pay every many woman and child in Alaska $3,500 per year?

[Hamlette]

What's up with that? It pisses me off.

They pay less in federal taxes than they pay yet they get to keep enough oil taxes to give every many woman and child $3,500 per year?

Why isn't anyone talking about that?

I have no problem with the amount being different between states. Hell, I wouldn't care if Alaska got the most money but not if they are taking my tax dollars and giving it back to the residents in cash.

[progressivebydesign]

1. Did you read this piece "Alaskanomics" by Michael Kingsley! Oh snap!!

It bears out what you've just written, and is a scathing indictment of her fiscal personality.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080909/us_time/sarahpalinsalaskonomics

[Hamlette]

2. I'm from Alaska. Not lived there for many years. I know the feds & oil pay for everything.

And yes, I got the numbers from the Kingsley article. I've been fuming every since. I'd never really thought of it that way.

I'll help out other states when they need it. But I don't see why I pay taxes to line the pockets of the Palin family. Can't they just work for it themselves?

We will buy the Palin family of 7, a new car this year. They will get a big, fat check for nearly $25,000 and it is MY tax dollars that are doing it.

We gotta stop this addiction to oil. One more reason. Make Alaskans work for it again.

[ContinentalOp]

3. This $3269 amount is new...

but it sounds like it's been around $1500 for a while. So assuming that it will be $1500 going forward into the future, that means by the time Trig Palin is 18 he will have received at least $27000 of welfare while my federal tax dollars are still going to fund Alaskan pork projects.

If the payments stay at that $3269 level or go up, he will get at least $58842 by the time his is 18!

[SeattleVet]

4. It's not 'socialism' when they do it!

The Alaska Permanent Fund distribution will be a record this year. The infant is the only one not eligible for it - you have to have lived in the state for the full year, so the Palin clan will be raking in just under $20K.