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Originally Posted by Hardknock
You and I both know that everyone looks forward to those checks every October. And not everyone who lives a subsistance lifestyle depends on those PFD's. Plenty of peole in Anchorage who spit out babies just to collect more PFD money. Somebody from outside might believe that. but locals know better. If you doubt that, then you don't really know whats going on.
Oil well after oil well is not the solution. I will have a good laugh if the ecosystem is destroyed up there and there isn't enough oil to be found anyway. It'll just be another blemish to Bush and Co's "legacy."
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Looking forward to the PFD is one thing. Using it as a means of existance is totally irresponsible. Counting on it is another. Anyone that "spits" out babies just to get another check is so piss poor at math that they need to get a clue. I know I cannot feed, cloth and otherwise support a kid on $1500 a year (thats $125 a month) especially in Alaska. Yes, I understand that there are total morons that think its a good idea to make babies to increase their "PFD fortune". BTW, the PFD for 2004 (which could have been quoted earlier instead of the much higher HISTORIC value of 2002) was only $919.84. Raise a kid on that.
The best thing the oil revenues do for Alaskans is allow us to be state tax free (well for now anyway).
I understand that the oil in ANWR is not going to be enough to allow for North America to be free of its dependencies. I do believe that at least exploring and knowing what is is available may provide us oil in an emergency, such as a long term war, at least.
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Originally Posted by twotimesadingo
(housekeeping - lebell)The reasons are as multitidinous as they are half-brained, and wishful. Oil dependency will not be solved in the least bit by drilling the ANWR, will sustain us for maybe a year (as an overly positive estimate), and do nothing but deceive us into thinking it is even the shadow of a slution, long-term or otherwise.
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(more housekeeping)I agree that oil dependency cannot be solved by the oil in ANWR. If anyone is openly stating that it will, can, or should cover our complete needs then I have not read or heard about it. Lets try to keep this for what it is. A natural resource in an arctic area that with todays technology can be removed with minimal impact and risk. The big difference between drilling in Texas and drilling in Alaska is our roads melt in the summer and will disappear if we no longer need them.
I work with people in Prudhoe Bay and Valdez daily. Their purchase orders even have requirements on shipping containers and packing materials.