I’ve heard it enough times to believe it’s true but I want the Straight Dope on the issue!
I heard the money comes from the states oil revenue. Is this extra loot a bit of incentive to get “cold lovin folk” to move up there to work while freezing their asses off?
Is all this really true?
How much loot do they receive per year?
Do you need to be employed?
How old do you need to be to cash in?
Does your income range effect the amount of compensation you receive?
Are Alaskans also exempt from paying a state sales tax?
If you spent any amount of time in jail, you dont get that years dividend. (at least thats what happened to a friend)
Point of fact: It snows more and gets colder in Buffalo NY than it does in my town.(Which is situated in Southern-southeast Alaska) Look its normal people doing average things! In Alaska!
wow… tony i looked over that site and barely saw any snow… i also barely saw any sunshine… 95% rainy / gloomy skies… are you sure you dont live in seattle?
Heh, I grew up in seattle. The weather is not all that different there.
I worked with a guy last year (who came up from Oregon) who quipped:* “This isn’t Alaska, its northern freakin’ Washington!”*
The federal government had declared marijuana illegal. Alaska (or California, or any other state) can pass legislation claiming to legalize pot all it wants – it’s still illegal anywhere in the U.S.
I recall camping at Lake George a couple years ago; it hit 45F* in July, though that was weird, as usually you’ve got good 70s to 80s weather by that time.
But then the weather has been screwy the last couple of years there, warm winters and cooler summers. Personally I’d take the -50F cold snaps in late December for swimming weather in July.
Assuming the thermometer nailed to a tree was reading correctly.
Actually, you can carry a pistol without a permit in a great many states. You can certainly do so in Wisconsin, where I live now, and in Missouri, where I went to college. Such states are called “open carry” states.
You can’t carry concealed weapons without a permit in any state except Vermont, I believe.
Also, about Alaska, note that although there is no statewide sales or income tax, many Alaska municipalities do have sales taxes, and they can be quite steep. Anchorage and Fairbanks don’t, at least for now.