Alaska's economy deteriorates with lower energy production as higher industry taxes nip at the heels of departing jobs and undermine all gas pipeline projects.  Blissfully obese, the bureaucracy and budget crave more and consume our savings.  Unfunded government pension liabilities increase the debt burden to our children and threaten retirees.  Each well-intended elected official has a plan and each plan points to a different path.  Citizens with no intent to invest their own money clamor for public funding of their pet projects.  Predatory federal policies flanked by environmental activist allies [...]