The people of Alaska have been shorted on our PFD payments since Walker vetoed half of it in 2016. Every year we have heard “we can’t afford it” from the halls of Juneau. This year, with the surge in the price of oil, and the record earnings of the Permanent Fund, the claim that “we cannot afford it” rings hollow. Inflation, the fallout from Covid, the high cost of fuel, and predicted food shortages, all converge to drive home the point that there is no better time than now to ensure that Alaskans can take care of themselves. We urge ALL legislators to pass the full PFD. There is no greater special interest than the Alaskan people.
They promised us these checks and then just took them. Everything is so expensive now heating oil is killing my budget. Pay back what is owed to the people.