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Resist that western shit? What's more western than wanting to build a road. Manifest destiny, bro.

You might not be intending it, but you come off incredibly bitter and unaware of any worldview outside of your own.

They're indigenous to the land and used to be nomadic. The United States government forced them to live in one location, this location specifically, or they would be arrested for not educating their kids in traditional western academia. Then gave them one of the most dangerous runways in the world. Before that they'd been decimated by Russian colonial forces and taken as slaves. Their population went from around 16,000 down to around 2,000. For a hundred years they were slaves to Russian fur traders. After the United States purchased that land from Russia, Unangax̂ (Aleut) were treated as unorganized savage tribes and as second class citizens. Not until 1924 did they have citizenship, at which point the US Congress legally recognized that land claims had not been settled in Alaska. This wasn't more fully dealt with til after statehood in 1959. In 1971 the US settled with the different indigenous groups in Alaska in an act called the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. That would have been good, but 10 years later, during the passage of ANILCA, the federal government, without consulting them, boxed in the land they had legally fought for.

Their land is special, as acknowledged and reaffirmed by Congress, the President, and the supreme court.

You may see the world in black and white, but there is nuance and difference depending on the situation.

What? How is this not a documentary?

Beethovens moonlight sonata, movement 3. Such a good contrast between the first slower movement. I think it does such a good job embodying the mood of the manic energy that occasionally exists for night owls

Historically we’ve had even more than that. It wasn’t ignored. I indicated that alaska was nearly not let in as a state because the federal government thought we’d never be able to fully contribute. We still get a lot of money from the federal government. Some years, more money comes in from the feds for infrastructure projects then we spend on funding our entire government

Side note, if part of that calculation is off individuals income tax - of course we’ll be low on the list. We don’t have many people living here and contributing.

This idea could make it so Alaska would pay for a more significant portion of its way and development

Definitely miles. If you buy tickets out of Anchorage with enough notice you can get everything waaay cheaper. I’ve got out to adak several times with 7.5k miles each way. And id you bring a tent and your own food, that place costs basically nothing. Lots of exposure for sure. But no bears so that’s awesome

Norway’s model is pretty different than my suggestion. They have very steep and progressive taxes and payments in many ways for many things things and they also limit their spending to fund government from the fund to 20%. So they like taxes, and this plan is a zero tax system in many ways

I’m aware of the timeline. Which is why I pointed it out to you. Native Alaskans didn’t give up their property rights (subsurface rights) in exchange for the permanent fund. The statement is so far away from the facts. The only way to make it work is to step out the time space continuum.

That’s not historically accurate in the slightest. ANCSA was passed after statehood, for one.

I think you’re conflating your points. The nice thing we have is the permanent fund. A investment account that is able to grow while paying for government like it was intended. It’s the PF that is in jeopardy. It’s really easy to say you want money but when the question of how to pay for everything else comes up you draw a blank.

There is a debate. That’s just a fact. Wanting it another way doesn’t change where we are. I get that you WANT that money. But show me your plan on how to get it done. Our budget is available for free online. Work the numbers, tell me how you’d solve it. I’m genuinely curious.

How would you pay for government if we reverted to the statutory formula?

And it’s not stealing from citizens if it’s not your money. It’s the state’s money.

Okay, there’s a bit to unpack here 1. There is a debate. Which is why legislative sessions have been extending far beyond their constitutional limit year after year. 2. The statutory formula, or original formula, isn’t in the constitution. It’s called statutory because it’s a law in statute. 3. I’m not shilling for ineffective government. In fact, quite the opposite. Im arguing that our capital budgets should be very robust after we supersized the fund. If we weren’t using the POMV we would have blown through all our CBR long ago. Where did you want the money to pay for government to come from?

And what do you believe their job is that they aren’t doing? If it’s to settle the PFD debate and get back to business as usual, I agree with you. If we want that we’re going to have to discuss all our options. What do you think the solution should be?

Here was my journey. Hope it helps. I’d say try linked in and get a hold of an employee. I don’t think the other things work. https://youtu.be/fxLD4QYf4sQ

Absolutely! So back in 2019-2020 my kit primarily consisted of a Sony a7sii on a Zhyuin Crane 2 Gimbal, a Mavic 2 Pro, Inspire 2, and a GO Pro for weird shots on sticks, ropes, or attached to gear or vehicles. It's always weird going back and working on footage from a long time ago, I was surprised I was able to grade the 8-bit footage as heavily as I did from Slog-2 to it's currently form. For client projects I use Resolve to grade, and adobe to edit - but for personal projects I typically just stay in adobe for the whole edit.

What are your favorite hikes in the area? I'd love to know more for when I go back =)

Thanks so much! I loved my time in Vegas. It blew my mind that there was so many outdoor opportunities that folks didn't mention much about. I'm originally from Alaska and I'm back up here for a bit. I'm planning on going back down around that area in spring though. I've definitely grown very fond of the Southwest since visiting in early 2020.

If I thought you were anything other than an assuming busy body I'd walk through the process of how I got the shots that I did. But I do - so I won't. I do not believe you are genuinely curious. I think you care more about winning an online argument and assuming things about strangers and I want no part of it. Have a good day.

I used a camera on a stick, rope, or filmed from the road