Alaska and Alaskan issues have had some coverage the national press lately. The most direct piece was the NY Times article about how we get the most federal dollars per capita than any other state. The reporter skewered those Alaskan politicians and citizens (particularly Republicans and tea baggers) that have no trouble cashing in on largess of the Feds, and yet at the same time bitch and moan about how the US is Alaska's enemy.
If you know (or are) a Tea Party member, a Cato Institute fan, or don't think the recent Supreme Court decision allowing unlimited and hidden cooperate sponsorships of political causes is such a bad thing, you should read the article in the New Yorker, Covert Operations, about the billionaire Koch Brothers who have provided not only seed money for the teabag movement and the Cato Institute, but continual funding and operational control of both organizations and for many of the "Citizens for..." organizations that run political attack ads. The Koch Brothers are the the third richest Americans and operate oil refineries in Alaska and control thousands of miles of oil pipelines in the lower 48. They also helped finance Joe Miller's run for US Senate and have been friends and supporters of Sarah P. Apparently they supplied much her information (also debunked) about polar bears.
The Cato Institute, a conservative think tank (is that an oxymoron?) are one of the primary global warming/climate change deniers, yet all of their claims against warming have been debunked (remember that university in England that the deniers have claimed cooked the books? Well, that wasn't true after all). Yes, the Cato Institute is almost completely funded by the Kochs.
Another read about the North is Disaster At The Top of The World, a look at just how dramatic climate change is in the Arctic.
Hey, you live in Alaska. You should know something beyond the political slogans and the opinions of the Corrupt Bastards of the state.
As I write this, Joe Miller has a 2 point lead over Murkowski in the Republican primary. If he is us, we're SOL for sure.
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Per capita spending more in Alaska - does that mean Social Security payments are bigger in Alaska? Higher medicare and Medicaid reimbursements?
Mostly, we get more money for roads, community construction projects, parks, and community services like fire and rescue services. Things like the Challenger Center, Sealife Center and such are also included. Then there's the military.
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