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To: koan who wrote (41678)	4/20/2013 12:28:55 AM
From: miraje	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

Republican's sold us out to the oil companies. Like they always do. Why do you think Alaskans pay very little in the way of state taxes? Or receive a nice fat royalty check every year? Could it be because of those "greedy oil companies"? And while you greenie morons are doing your best to shut down further exploration and drilling (ANWR, etc), what do you think will happen when the Alaska pipeline shuts down due to lack of available oil? I'm sure you'd be quite happy, koan, to go back native and munch on seal blubber in your unheated igloo.

To: koan who wrote (41678)	4/20/2013 9:22:19 AM
From: Sdgla	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 85487

Alaska lawmakers slash oil taxes, hope to spur output While the old tax system produced billions of dollars in surpluses for the state treasury, it meant Alaska's tax rate topped 50 percent when oil prices were high. Governor Sean Parnell, Palin's successor, said the cut would set the stage for future growth as the state tries to reverse decades of declining oil output. "We are signaling to the world that Alaska is back, ready to compete, and ready to supply more energy once again," Parnell, who introduced the bill, said in a statement. Oil production from Alaska's North Slope peaked in 1988 at over 2 million barrels per day, led by the Prudhoe Bay field which averaged 1.6 million bpd that year, according to state Department of Revenue statistics. Production in 2012 averaged 579,400 bpd, with Prudhoe Bay production down to 265,200 bpd.

To: koan who wrote (41678)	4/20/2013 12:02:28 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 85487

Government funded Stupidity at NPR Heard a bit of NPR this morning discussing the terror brothers. A number of the Boston professors and MIT students they interviewed opined along the lines of "this is what can happen when we aren't welcoming enough to immigrants." They all refused to opine on the Muslim angle (scared to?). An MIT Prof of Poli Sci said "One message is that each of us as individuals should try to do all we can to help immigrants feel more at home." It was not satire. maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com If liberals had gotten their wish and some right-leaning nut had committed the bombings, what are the odds NPR would have people saying, "this is what can happen when we aren't open-minded enough to conservatives?"