As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.
As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 20x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.
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Top 20% #AKleg Sens. Cronk & Yundt to the other 80% of #AKfams: Let them eat cake.
The same (whispering) to their donors: We'll keep pushing off the costs of govt on middle & lower income #AKfams thru PFD cuts (the "most regressive tax ever proposed") and tell the rubes it's for their own good (and hope they are dumb enough to buy it).
https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/05/08/pfd-update-citing-dire-consequences-senators-send-house-operating-budget-rejecting-last-ditch-attempt-full-dividend/
As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.
As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 19x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.
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As the charts demonstrate, the first approach spreads the burden proportionately among all #AKfams. The second, third & fourth are increasingly regressive, taking more from 80% of #AKfams than the first approach.
As a measure of regressivity, at current deficit levels, the second approach (POMV 50/50) takes 3x more from the Low20% than the Top1%; the third approach (POMV 25/75) takes 23x more, and the fourth approach takes 36x more.
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AKs 4 Sustainable Budgets