Jan. 27, 2016

JUNEAU - Governor Bill Walker plans to tax working Alaskans 1.5 percent of their gross earnings soon. This means if you're making $100,000 a year (before federal taxes) you'll pay Gov. Walker $1,500 annually. If you're making $50,000 a year, you'll fork over $750.

If you're not working, no worries: Gov. Walker boldly proclaimed at AFN that he would "not balance the budget on the back of rural Alaska."

Nearly every aspect of the actual Alaska producing economy, however, would face big taxes under Bill Walker's Tax Plan:

2 percent increase on the mining industry.
1 percent increase on commercial fishing.
Eliminating the tourism tax exemptions.
Another tax on every alcoholic drink.
Another $1 tax on a pack of cigarettes.
Eliminating the oil and gas tax credits.
New taxes on oil and gas.
50-60 percent tax on Permanent Fund Dividends.
All these taxes, Walker pleads, are needed because he is unable to find more than $100 million in cuts. In fact, his FY2017 budget is higher than his FY2016 budget (that he forced through with the help of Democrats). He has been unwilling to tackle the automatic formulas driving much of government spending.


http://www.alaskagop.org/governor_s...veryone_in_alaska_who_works_for_a_living

Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?"

Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."

MOLON LABE