#akfams — Public Fediverse posts

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 15x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 13x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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🙄 "Balanced" ... on the backs of middle and lower-income #AKfams by raising $1.9 billion through the "most regressive tax ever proposed." #akleg https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2026/05/20/alaska-house-approves-operating-budget-setting-up-final-senate-vote-as-session-ends/

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 19x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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Since this is paid for with PFD cuts ("most regressive tax ever proposed"), all the #akleg is doing is taking $$ from middle & lower-income #AKfams to benefit a subset. Instead of offering a hand up, it is a hand-over. The Top20% #akleg "feel good" w/o contributing. https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/alaska-legislature/2026-05-08/juneau-lawmakers-bill-to-boost-legal-aid-funding-for-vulnerable-alaskans-heads-to-the-governor

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 20x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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🤔 The difference to #AKfams? By 2036, about $300/PFD; by 2046, about $600/PFD; by 2056, about $900/PFD. #akleg

The 2026 ISER report on #akleg fiscal options CLEARLY outlines paths for saving 80% of #AKfams tons of money. To date, NO candidate for #AKgov has included those paths in their platform. Why? Probably b/c the paths would require contributions from the Top20%, #NonRez & #OilCos. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-significantly-reducing-the-impact-of-the-states-fiscal-burden-on-alaskans/

Ex. A lot of the #akleg "we know how to spend money better than #AKfams ... as long as we are able to use PFD cuts ("most regressive tax ever proposed) so that our donors and we don't have to pay for it ourselves." #hypocrites https://alaskapublic.org/news/politics/alaska-legislature/2026-05-08/juneau-lawmakers-bill-to-boost-legal-aid-funding-for-vulnerable-alaskans-heads-to-the-governor

Top 20% #AKleg Sens. Cronk & Yundt to the other 80% of #AKfams: Let them eat cake.

The same (whispering) to their donors: We'll keep pushing off the costs of govt on middle & lower income #AKfams thru PFD cuts (the "most regressive tax ever proposed") and tell the rubes it's for their own good (and hope they are dumb enough to buy it).
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/08/pfd-update-citing-dire-consequences-senators-send-house-operating-budget-rejecting-last-ditch-attempt-full-dividend/

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 19x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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Many #akleg think the Alaska fiscal policy debate is about how to fund state govt. It isn't. It's about how to make things better for #Akfams. There's a BIG difference. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-significantly-reducing-the-impact-of-the-states-fiscal-burden-on-alaskans/

Things von Imhof & PFD cut #akleg don't understand. The US is in a K-shaped economy in significant part because of the market wealth realized by the Top20%. The PFD provides some access to middle & lower-income #AKfams. Cutting it takes even that away. https://www.axios.com/2026/05/01/us-economy-spending-growth-income

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 23x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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There is no clearer indication that #akleg cares more for special interests than #AKfams than the near simultaneous passage of the statutory defined-benefits plan and a deep (~75%) "most regressive tax ever proposed" on statutory PFDs. 🤑https://www.adn.com/politics/alaska-legislature/2026/04/29/alaska-legislature-sends-public-pension-bill-to-governors-desk/

Some #akleg talk tough on PFDs, then fold when told they will need to use taxes to con't to fund even minimal govt. Turns out, when push comes to shove, they care more about the Top20%, #NonRez & #OilCos than middle & lower income (80%) of #AKfams. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-significantly-reducing-the-impact-of-the-states-fiscal-burden-on-alaskans/

There are a number of ways to fund #AKgovt spending. Some believe the Top20% wouldn't support the spending if they had to pay for it. So, they use PFDcuts to take the money instead from less politically connected middle & lower-income #AKfams. #akleg https://buff.ly/VgrPloR

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 18x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 4x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 4x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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The same is true in Alaska as well. And, in Alaska, the #akleg has made it even worse over the past decade, by largely taxing only MIDDLE & lower-income #AKfams to close the gaps in state budgets.

Claim: Taxes would pay for PFDs.

Fact: Statutory PFDs are fully paid from PF earnings. Cuts to those levels are taxes that FALL HARDEST ON MIDDLE & lower-income #AKfams. Sales/income taxes would replace those with a more balanced approach. #akleg https://buff.ly/SEz9Rui

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 4x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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Let's be clear. Those pushing to use PFD cuts to fund govt are advocating to ECONOMICALLY HARM 80% OF #AKFAMS (take more from their pockets than any other revenue option). #akleg #useless https://iseralaska.org/2026/01/alaskas-fiscal-options/

Monthly, we review indices of Alaska income. Overall, growth in personal consumption expenditures since 2017 has outpaced growth in personal income. Using regressive PFD cuts over the period to fund govt has had an even greater adverse impact on middle-income #AKfams. #akleg

As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.

As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 24x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.

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How bad is Alaska fiscal policy? This bad. And generally speaking, no one in the #akleg - not even those who claim to prioritize middle & lower income #AKfams - is doing anything to fix it. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-alaska-is-the-california-and-new-york-combined-of-regressive-tax-rates/

At the session's outset, the #akleg was presented with a range of options that would SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the fiscal burden on #AKfams, particularly outmigrating middle & lower-income #AKfams. We are STUNNED that neither Fin Comm is pursuing any of them. https://iseralaska.org/2026/01/alaskas-fiscal-options/

The most insidious #akleg position of the past decade -spread mainly by the Top20%- has been that PFDs are spending and PFDcuts are spending cuts. In fact, under current law, PFDs are income designated for #AKfams, and, by w/holding & diverting that income to govt, PFDcuts are taxes on that income.

At its core, Rep. Zack Fields' proposal to means-test the PFD is just another proposal to protect the Top20%, #NonRez & #OilCos from paying a proportionate share of the costs of increased spending by taxing middle and, by reducing the level, even lower-income #AKfams instead. #akleg https://buff.ly/hh5OTJg

Not prioritized? #WorkingAKfams. #akleg

By failing to propose a more equitable revenue approach, Dunleavy continues the policy of using PFD cuts to fund growing govt spending from the pockets of middle & lower-income #AKfams, while letting the Top20%, #NonRez & #OilCos go scot-free. https://www.adn.com/opinions/2024/12/13/opinion-here-are-my-priorities-for-alaska-in-the-proposed-state-budget/

𝙁𝙖𝙘𝙩: Cutting PFDs to fund govt takes 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 $$ from mid & lower-income #AKfams than would taxes. The 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 beneficiaries are the Top20%. https://bit.ly/3zoomJt

Those claiming to rep #WorkingAKfams but who knee-jerk "no taxes?" Puppets of Top20% plutocrats. #akleg