April 14, 2016
To: Alaska House Finance
Committee
Representative.Mark.Neuman@akleg.gov,
Representative.Steve.Thompson@akleg.gov,
Representative.Dan.Saddler@akleg.gov,
Representative.Bryce.Edgmon@akleg.gov,
Representative.Lynn.Gattis@akleg.gov,
Representative.Cathy.Munoz@akleg.gov,
Representative.Lance.Pruitt@akleg.gov,
Representative.Tammie.Wilson@akleg.gov,
Representative.Les.Gara@akleg.gov,
Representative.David.Guttenberg@akleg.gov,
Representative.Scott.Kawasaki@akleg.gov,
Representative.Mike.Hawker@akleg.gov,
mailto:lhscfin@akleg.gov
Re: Senate Finance Testimony
& Submission regarding HB245
Thank
You for taking the public’s opinion on these two bills that will fundamentally
change how the State of Alaska conducts it’s business and approached it’s
fiduciary responsibility to Alaskans.
Currently the State must make some changes to how it does things and
must while doing look into the core issue that has gotten Us to this
point. For the last decade or so, the
operations of government have grown above inflation rates while services
haven’t increased to that amount. This
must be fixed.
All
across Alaska, people are wondering how they will make it through the coming
fiscal fall that our once robust economy is facing. Households will have to tighten their belts
and constrain their spending within their means. Extras and some perceived necessities are
going to be cut from the budgets of Alaskans…that’s just the way things
work. This is also how Our government
should function…living within Our means through concerted efforts to develop
truly sustainable budgeting practices.
For
the several years, I have involved myself heavily in the processes of
participating in government through submitting comments and op-eds to various
legislators and specific committees such as this one. I have also been involved in several public
awareness campaigns from the Repeal SB21 Vote, to helping develop and promote
the United For Liberty FY2017 Budget Proposals to the current #ProtectThePFD
effort. The legislature asked Alaskans
for their input and assistance in addressing the fiscal issues that We face
together and We’ve stepped up. However,
it’s hard to feel as if the Legislature is doing the same.
Currently
the polls We have been conducting show an overwhelming support for Protecting
the current Permanent Fund structure and payout formulas. You can see the poll on Our website,
ProtectThePFD.com. The current results
are:
Please
accept the attached PDF as a part of my testimony submission for your
committee’s consideration:
Sincerely,
Jon Corbett
Dillingham, Alaska
Submission Via E-mail to
Committee & Members
Link to PDF: https://www.docdroid.net/YEWi9Cr/target-45-how-do-we-get-there-.pdf.html
Link to PDF: https://www.docdroid.net/YEWi9Cr/target-45-how-do-we-get-there-.pdf.html