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Editorials
"An Informed Voter Is The Best Defense Against Bad Government"
"NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO TAP PERMANENT
FUND"
By
Paul Zimmerman -
January 27, 2004
We should not tap
the Permanent Fund for either operating expenses or capital projects and
there’s no compelling reason to enact regressive state-wide sales taxes
either. Generating and reclaiming fair and responsible revenue streams is
the best method to reverse our growing budget shortfalls.
We used to pay fairly structured income taxes, we used to have more
responsible corporate tax structures and we used to have royalty payment
contracts that contributed larger shares of revenue. We need to recreate
and revise those revenue generating programs to support government, for
why shouldn’t people and corporations who benefit directly from
government, help to fund it ? The least regressive structure should be
our goal, meaning those who benefit most, contribute proportionately.
Corporations and individuals reap substantial profits and untaxed wages by
extracting our resources, using of our infrastructure, while benefiting
from protections of our government institutions, all without paying fair
royalties or costs involved in providing them their opportunity, it’s not
only laughable, but has to be corrected.
Stop the drain, collect revenue, don’t just blow our savings on free
rides.
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