Before reviewing the excellent, Brad Keithley analysis below, please look at our earlier comment on 'Intergenerational Inequity" and the link to our Alaska Business Monthly Op-Ed on the same subject.  -dh "Alaska faces a comparable and equally dire fiscal crisis to that which has developed at the federal level. Due to current excessive state government spending, future Alaskans – which will include many of the current generation as they enter retirement – are facing a lower standard of living than present day Alaskans. As a consequence, Alaska needs its own [...]