Possible Ferry Cancellations - Alaska
If you have a reservation for an Alaska Ferry for this summer, you might want to read this: http://www.ktoo.org/2015/04/10/travelers-not-told-ferries-may-canceled/
Forum Discussion
"Since the oil started flowing from the North Slope to Valdez, in the early 70s, the government of Alaska has been spending money like a bunch of drunken sailors." YEP...THIS MORE THAN ANYTHING....IMNSHO....CAUSED A SEA CHANGE IN ALASKA
"There have been a couple of bills introduced to start taxing Alaska residents, with an income tax and an excise tax. I can almost hear the screams over that idea.": YEP....BUT HAVING LIVED IN TEXAS AND WASHINGTON STATE....AK RESIDENTS HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVEN WITH INCOME TAX ...AND WE USED TO HAVE IT.
"There have been several new expenditures proposed by the administration that will add new costs." YEP...PANDERING TO A CERTAIN CROWD BY THE GOVERNOR IMNSHO. NO DIFFERENT THAN SP WOULD PANDER TO A DIFFERENT CROWD.
Alaska's in trouble but maybe something like this will finally stop the spend cycle.
...and pigs will really fly.
"There have been a couple of bills introduced to start taxing Alaska residents, with an income tax and an excise tax. I can almost hear the screams over that idea.": YEP....BUT HAVING LIVED IN TEXAS AND WASHINGTON STATE....AK RESIDENTS HAVE NOTHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT EVEN WITH INCOME TAX ...AND WE USED TO HAVE IT.
"There have been several new expenditures proposed by the administration that will add new costs." YEP...PANDERING TO A CERTAIN CROWD BY THE GOVERNOR IMNSHO. NO DIFFERENT THAN SP WOULD PANDER TO A DIFFERENT CROWD.
Alaska's in trouble but maybe something like this will finally stop the spend cycle.
...and pigs will really fly.
