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5-17-12 We Detest Intergenerational Inequity — So Rampant Nationally and Throughout Alaska
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5-17-12 We Detest Intergenerational Inequity — So Rampant Nationally and Throughout Alaska

Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary

5-17-12 We Detest Intergenerational Inequity — So Rampant Nationally and Throughout Alaska

Calgary Herald, by Dina O'Meara. Enbridge Embarks on $3.2 Billion Expansion of Pipeline System Bloomberg by Ramsey Al-Rikabi. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co., operator of the 800-mile Trans-Alaska crude system, will close for work (today), the first of as many as five shutdowns scheduled until Aug. 5. Intergenerational Inequity by Dave Harbour (Read the full article in this month's Alaska Business Monthly: Page 1 and Page 2) Author's note: Intergenerational inequity is a fancy term for spending money we don't have and letting our kids pay our debt, with interest. Politicians love [...]

By Dave Harbour|2021-01-16T07:13:25-09:00May 17th, 2012|Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary|0 Comments

4-13-11 Monday, The State Senate President Argued For An Unsustainable Economy, Subsidized By Predatory Taxes…. Tuesday, Senators Agreed On An Unsustainable $3 billion in Capital Spending. Now, Legislators Want A New Building For Themselves
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4-13-11 Monday, The State Senate President Argued For An Unsustainable Economy, Subsidized By Predatory Taxes…. Tuesday, Senators Agreed On An Unsustainable $3 billion in Capital Spending. Now, Legislators Want A New Building For Themselves

ACES, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary

4-13-11 Monday, The State Senate President Argued For An Unsustainable Economy, Subsidized By Predatory Taxes…. Tuesday, Senators Agreed On An Unsustainable $3 billion in Capital Spending. Now, Legislators Want A New Building For Themselves

Three Comments: Alaska's Unsustainable Economy Is Based On Predatory Taxes And Wasteful Spending by Dave Harbour (See TransCanada's Newest Edition of "Update Magazine") Comment 1 of 3: Here's a concept: a gasline can only materialize when the markets call for construction and when investors believe they will make a reasonable return on and of their investments. Since the three major Alaska North Slope producers are the major potential gas pipeline investors, they must believe that their Alaskan assets are safe from unpredictable expropriation by Alaska through imposition of future, predatory tax policies. [...]

By Dave Harbour|2016-12-22T22:33:57-09:00April 13th, 2011|ACES, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Commentary|0 Comments

2-5-10 Thursday in Anchorage was another big day for discussion of taxes and economics 101. Steve Hites and the investment-repelling cruise ship tax for breakfast. Dan Fagan and a blue ribbon panel debate petroleum tax policy over lunch.
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2-5-10 Thursday in Anchorage was another big day for discussion of taxes and economics 101. Steve Hites and the investment-repelling cruise ship tax for breakfast. Dan Fagan and a blue ribbon panel debate petroleum tax policy over lunch.

ACES, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Uncategorized

2-5-10 Thursday in Anchorage was another big day for discussion of taxes and economics 101. Steve Hites and the investment-repelling cruise ship tax for breakfast. Dan Fagan and a blue ribbon panel debate petroleum tax policy over lunch.

First, See Our Alaska Petroleum Tax Commentary From Yesterday Opinion: Two Tax Events Today Underscore Need for Legislative Action THIS YEAR! By Dave Harbour Yesterday's tax discussions kicked off with a 7:30 a.m. presentation at the Resource Development Council for Alaska (RDC) meeting by Steve Hites (NGP Photo), owner of the Skagway Streetcar Company. Hites could easily qualify for the national speakers' circuit with his humorous and sardonic touches on history, current events and public policy. (See speech text and video here.) Hites recited the history of the Alaska [...]

By Dave Harbour|2017-02-26T02:35:58-09:00February 5th, 2010|ACES, Alaska Taxes, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary, Uncategorized|0 Comments

2-4-2010 “I don’t do vision statements very well.” (Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator) – We Comment on Legislators’ Criticism of Alliance Effort to Save Alaska
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2-4-2010 “I don’t do vision statements very well.” (Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator) – We Comment on Legislators’ Criticism of Alliance Effort to Save Alaska

ACES, Alaska's Fiscal Crisis, Alaskanomics, Commentary

2-4-2010 “I don’t do vision statements very well.” (Gas Pipeline Federal Coordinator) – We Comment on Legislators’ Criticism of Alliance Effort to Save Alaska

1. ADN. On Tuesday, Sen. Lisa Murkowski asked Larry Persily (NGP Photo), the president's nominee to be federal coordinator of the Alaska gas line project, how he would apply his knowledge of oil and gas through a "federal lens." "I just deal in reality," Persily said. "I don't do vision statements very well." (Commentary: Good answer, Larry. Too many are speculating; too few are speaking with restraint based on facts. - dh) Representative Les Gara, Anchorage, Alaska. Northern Gas Pipelines File Photo by Dave Harbour (Added post-publication of story) [...]