On Being Thankful For The Good News and the Bad As Well….
We are thankful for the good news of an incoming federal administration that more heavily values our Constitution, the rule of law, the proven value of wealth producing natural resources, the importance of properly defending U.S. liberty and the simple but eternal truth symbolized by the greeting, “Merry Christmas”.
Dr. Scott Goldsmith, Northern Gas Pipelines file photo by Dave Harbour
Our hopes spring eternal for good news on the Alaska and Canadian energy scenes wherein demagogic minorities have successfully used due process and the rule of law not to create a better way of life, but to destroy capitalism. Alaskans also face the additional burden of an administration fixated not on successfully and reasonably confronting a mortal fiscal crisis but on increasing the deficit further by keeping the bureaucracy whole and pouring more public treasure into a gas pipe dream whose time has not come…and at the same time threatening the fragile economy with higher taxes on the few remaining wealth producers.
Truly, with the next State election two years away there is much to do to drain the Juneau swamp. Cut the bureaucracy, Governor’s office, and programs to a sustainable level. Make Alaska great again by rebuilding Alaska’s injured reputation and investment climate. Adopt a strong Constitutional amendment to limit spending to a sustainable level. Adopt a parallel Constitutional amendment to limit revenue to a just and reasonable standard based on the Constitutionally limited spending. Ask Dr. Scott Goldsmith for guidance as to what the formulae for both amendments should be…in order to withstand legislative attempts to over spend and over collect.
In this way, Alaska can become an economic oasis where its people and government believe that, A DEAL IS A DEAL. Alaska can then make its huge, prospective resource base more attractive to reasonable and necessary investment–and at the same time assure a stable, sustainable budget for government and way of life for citizens.
Happy Thanksgiving Tomorrow!
We do realize that fully appreciating the good energy news we receive from time to time is more poignantly appreciated for having endured the bad news as well. -dh
US Senator Lisa Murkowski. Northern Gas Pipelines File Photo by Dave Harbour
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New House Resource chairs ready to take on oil credits, AK LNG
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL FOR ALASKA: Preview of Governor Bill Walker’s 2017 Fiscal Plan
Thursday, December 1st.
Presentation by:
Ken Alper, Director, Tax Division, Department of Revenue
Egan Center // Anchorage, Alaska
Doors open at 6:30 a.m., program begins at 7:30 a.m.
To guarantee your seat, you must register by next Tuesday, November 29th.
The cost is $24.00 for RDC members, and $29.00 for non-members.
You will need a username and password to register for this event.
Your Username is: DHarbour
If you have forgotten your password, you will have an opportunity to reset it when you register.
or you may also RSVP by calling 907-276-0700 ext. 6.
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