#workingakfams — Public Fediverse posts

Using PFD cuts - the "most regressive tax ever proposed" - to fill deficits is not "fiscally conservative"; it's plutocratic. By targeting #WorkingAge and #WorkingAKfams, it contributes to #Outmigration compared to lower-impact revenue alts. #akleg https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-alaskas-outmigration-death-spiral/

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/

🙄 The "simple answer" is for govt to spend more ... funded by the #akleg disproportionately taking MUCH more out of the pockets (by using PFDcuts) of the very #WorkingAKfams that we are trying to retain/attract. So the theory is making them poorer will make them happier?? https://www.adn.com/opinions/2024/12/06/opinion-the-simple-answer-to-alaskas-outmigration-problem/

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

Some #akleg: PFDcuts are needed to "help" #WorkingAKfams.

But that's a smokescreen. What PFDcuts 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 do is take $$ from #WorkingAKfams and use them instead to shield the Top20% from paying their share.

They're a #𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚RobinHood. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-the-100000-dividend/

To disparage, some say Alaska engages in "wealth redistribution" from rich to poor.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 actually, it's the reverse.

Thru PFD cuts, the #akleg takes 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 from #WorkingAKfams, so the rich can pay less. It's a #𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚RobinHood. #akleg https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-the-100000-dividend/

The backstory of FY25 PFDcuts:

Top20% #akleg: #NoTaxes

#AKModerates: "But we want to spend!"

Top20%: "OK, fine, just as long as we & our friends in the #OilCos don't have to pay. You can use #PFDcuts. They only impact #WorkingAKfams."

"Moderates": "As long as we can spend!!"

Some #akleg: PFDcuts are needed to "help" #WorkingAKfams.

But that's a smokescreen. What PFDcuts 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 do is take $$ from #WorkingAKfams and use them instead to shield the Top20% from paying their share.

They're a #𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙚RobinHood. https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/brad-keithleys-chart-of-the-week-the-100000-dividend/