Quote from huh:
Thats fine I agree with you on companies using public "property" to profit and should pay the "public owners" some of the profits. The problem again that I am having is if my tax dollars helped Alaska collect some of its windfall profits then why am I not getting my "kickback"? Instead somebody who paid no taxes is getting a windfall check who apprantly deserves it more than I do because they urinate in Alaska rather than the lower 48 states?
Plus the higher royalty fees that Palin collected were passed on to us the consumers in the lower 48. Then Palin turns around and writes a check to everybody in Alaska.....essentially it seems like the lower 48 funded the Alaska windfall via the higher oil and nat gas we paid from the oil companies passing along the increased royalties to us........I don't know man, still seems wrong to hear socialist coming out of her mouth.
Quote from OldTrader:
Let me help you out here. Most of the drilling in Alaska is done on State-owned land that is leased to the oil companies.
The Federal government does own some land in Alaska...but up to now have not permitted drilling. Anwar for example. You want a cut, you need to vote for drilling in anwar...does Obama support that? LOL.
OldTrader
Quote from Pa(b)st Prime:
BTW: You're anti-states rights argument would carry little weight with Ron Paul.
Quote from huh:
I frankly couldn't careless whether they drill anwar or not. Again my problem here is that according to this article Alaska used earmarked federal tax dollars to pay for infrastructure that helped them get money off the state owned land. But again my issue here is that even though the land is state owned, federal earmarks were used to build the infrastructure there ie some of my tax dollars. So if my return on my tax dollars is the 35% tax that XOM is paying to the US government as pabst pointed out then why isn't Alaskas return the same? Why is somebody who does not pay taxes getting a government check? Why wasnt' that windfall used to pay down government debt or kept in Alaska's government treasury so they can pay for future spending needs rather than redistributing the money and then coming to washington for another handout in the future?
I have no love for Obama, I just find it odd to hear socialism coming from the lips of Alaska's governor.
Quote from stock_trad3r:
Palin is a good American. She represents hard working values. Liberals, on the other hand, represent welfare and handouts. Obviously she conflicts with their marxist ideology,which is why they hate her.