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>,
"Jim" <akjim1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Jan Flora" <snowshoe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:snowshoe-B33C49.00011824072008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In article <k5ef849egd3eamqa4433dgiepmlvhnh94a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > bookburn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> >
> >> When do Alaskans get updated on how our Congressmen vote? All these
> >> issues voted on and we never hear how they plan to vote or why they
> >> voted as they did; as if it's something they are too busy to explain.
> >> I'll bet 9 out of 10 Alaskans don't even know what assignments our
> >> reps have in Congress, what committees they're on.
> >>
> >> I'm disgusted with the local television news coverage we get, which
> >> seems to be very petty stuff about personalities in state government,
> >> before they get to the s****ts and weather. Local radio is infected
> >> with the CLEAR broadcast company slate of increasingly fast-talking
> >> shock-jock hosts of phony talk programs with an ideological agenda.
So
> >> much for the FCC and Congress's oversight accountability.
> >>
> >> Seems to be a conspiracy between media monopolies and the two-party
> >> system of government we call representative democracy. Not sure how
> >> to interpret Obama's refusal of $120 million from government campaign
> >> financing. I think McCain believes his acceptance of it is a form of
> >> campaign finance reform. Probably the party leaders cook up deals
> >> with nominees regarding paybacks.
> >>
> >> Question really gets down to whether people will stomach much more of
> >> this sleaze as economic conditions worsen and the ****p of state runs
> >> amuck. Alaska will probably become a haven for hundreds of thousands
> >> of refugees, and cruise ****ps will cater to large numbers of families
> >> in steerage. bookburn
> >
> > What are you smoking?
> >
> > If you want to follow our Congress-critters, read their websites.
> > Subscribe to their newsletters. (Keep a barf bag handy when you read
> > DY's newsletter. He's got a higher opinion of himself than just about
> > anyone else except Lu has.)
> >
> > Alaska will not become a haven for any sort of refugees, simply
because
> > we can't feed hordes of refugees. We're at the end of the global food
> > chain. When the price of fuel gets so high that the truckers all park
> > their trucks and quit hauling groceries, you'd better hope that you
have
> > some spuds in the root cellar and some dry fish and moose put up.
> >
> > The end of the world isn't here yet, but we can almost see it from
here.
> > Stock up on food. We may have a really long winter ahead of us.
> >
> > I'm predicting the largest exodus out of Alaska this year since 1986.
> > Save some cash so you can hit the garage sales.
> >
> > Jan
>
>
> I see a influx of people, news in going to break in Late September
Alaskans
> will be receiving about 2,000 in PFD money, will probably get 1,200 in
> energy money, and the unemployment rate is better than most states, and
no
> state tax, we will be gearing up for a pipeline probably.
> Possibly some ****fting within the state, Bethel residents, moving to
> work for their native cor****ation etc.
The University just did a study on the effect of these high fuel prices
in Alaska. (It'll probably be on the front page of the ADN tomorrow.) It
said that people in the bush spend between $6,000 and $10,000 a winter
to heat their homes. That's a lot of money!
I don't think the PFD makes that big a difference in people moving here.
By the time you put studded tires on your rig, buy some Carhartts and
Sorels or bunny boots, put some oil in the stove tank or cut 10 cords of
firewood and haul it home, and put some food in the pantry, the money is
all gone. And eight months of winter is more than most people can handle.
The high energy prices will probably push more people into moving from
the bush to the cities. I can see a strong possibility of that.
Jan
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