GOP VP Pick Palin = Governor of Fairyland
Lost in all of the talk about Sarah Palin is the fact that being governor of Alaska is not like being governor of any other state in the country.
Alaska draws all of its revenue from the oil & gas industry, to the point where citizens don't need to pay taxes. In fact, each resident of Alaska receives an annual check from the government.
This allows the government of Alaska to avoid making painful choices about budgeting. It also means that the governor of Alaska is by definition the least qualified governor in the nation to assume national executive office.
Alaska draws all of its revenue from the oil & gas industry, to the point where citizens don't need to pay taxes. In fact, each resident of Alaska receives an annual check from the government.
This allows the government of Alaska to avoid making painful choices about budgeting. It also means that the governor of Alaska is by definition the least qualified governor in the nation to assume national executive office.
posted by Moses Kagan at
10:13 AM
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