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by ghaff 1019 days ago
It's complicated. This is a fairly good read. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/5/20849020/alaska-...

Some takeaways:

- It's a fairly modest payout

- The payout is very dependent on oil revenues in a given year. (Alaska doesn't have income tax or sales tax revenue sources.)

- It probably does some good in a state with a large rural population and high unemployment

- It influences politics

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Thanks