Express frustration with people in Alaska and the press who misunderstand the Permanent Fund and the government's role in managing and disbursing it. Provide a detailed explanation as to why they are wrong.
When are many of the people of Alaska and ESPECIALLY THE IDIOTS IN THE PRESS going to get their heads out of their asses and quit saying stupid things like "Alaska GAVE money to Alaskans". Consider these points, you idiots:
1) If the CEO of CIRI told the OWNERS of THAT COMPANY that he was going to keep half of the annual dividend - OBLIGATED BY LAW to be disbursed - without the agreement of the Board of Directors, HE WOULD GO TO JAIL.
2) The Permanent Fund is a fund OWNED by the PEOPLE of Alaska. The PEOPLE of Alaska ALLOW the government of Alaska to MANAGE THEIR MONEY. If the fund makes SUFFICIENT PROFIT, the managers are OBLIGATED BY LAW to disburse a PORTION of that PROFIT to the OWNERS!
3) "The government" doesn't "give" me MY MONEY any more than a bank "gives" me MY MONEY when I withdraw from my savings, checking, OR INVESTMENTS.
There's more to say, but the ADN doesn't want thorough evaluations. They want people to follow their idiotic model of mindless "sound-bites".