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Superbelt · 10-05-2003, 05:03 PM

You wanna know 1/10 of the politics of drilling in Alaska?

Alaskans survive on corporate welfare. Without it, that state would be a barren wasteland from west shore to eastern border.

Alaskans don't pay much in taxes. There is no state income tax because the oil revenues pay for almost all state functions. Additionally every Alaskan gets a yearly check for their portion of the oil revenues. Drill in ANWR and every alaskan becomes a little bit richer. That's the bare bones of it.

My fiancee has a cousin who moved to Alaska. He works part-time as a pizza delivery boy and crashes at a friends house. He writes back home complaining about how the democrats suck for trying to stop this because it's hard enough to survive in Alaska as it is.

Fuck em, if you can't survive without oil revenues that you didn't earn. It's just welfare. We don't need to support a welfare state on the back of environmental degradation.

10-05-2003, 05:03 PM	#37 (permalink)
Superbelt This vexes me. I am terribly vexed. Location: Grantville, Pa	You wanna know 1/10 of the politics of drilling in Alaska? Alaskans survive on corporate welfare. Without it, that state would be a barren wasteland from west shore to eastern border. Alaskans don't pay much in taxes. There is no state income tax because the oil revenues pay for almost all state functions. Additionally every Alaskan gets a yearly check for their portion of the oil revenues. Drill in ANWR and every alaskan becomes a little bit richer. That's the bare bones of it. My fiancee has a cousin who moved to Alaska. He works part-time as a pizza delivery boy and crashes at a friends house. He writes back home complaining about how the democrats suck for trying to stop this because it's hard enough to survive in Alaska as it is. Fuck em, if you can't survive without oil revenues that you didn't earn. It's just welfare. We don't need to support a welfare state on the back of environmental degradation. Last edited by Superbelt; 10-05-2003 at 05:05 PM..