So, the legislature approved a $1,200 rebate for all people (including children) living in the Gret Stet of Alaska, to help offset high energy costs. Gas is still around $4.36 a gallon, and although prices have gone down in the Lower 48 for the past 21 DAYS IN A ROW, it’s only gone down around 8 cents here. The governor is also pushing for a gas-tax reduction of 8 cents a gallon, which would help a bit.
In a way, I am psyched about the rebate, since I’ll be getting $1,200 to spend any way I want to (well, it can pay for my Nordstrom’s anniversary sale shopping spree last month), and the baby’s rebate can go right into her college account. So, in the greedy-gimmie-money part of myself, I’m happy. On the other hand, I’d like the governor to use the billions (yes, I said billions) of dollars this will cost toward the things that matter, like education, fire, police, roads, etc. There’s an unfunded liability in the Teacher’s Retirement Fund, so it’d be nice if she’d put some of it to making sure there’s enough money for people to retire in the future (like myself) and still get full benefits.
So there you go. If you want to read about the rebate checks, you can go to adn.com or click here.
Noticed you at San Diego Momma. And wow. I had no idea about that rebate. Hope you enjoyed that shopping spree.
Woo hoo!
Hopefully the shopping spree was fun, fun, fun! Sometimes you just have to do something good and nice for yourself.
Funny how we non-elected people can think up a million ways to put state money to good use but so few in office can think the same thing. Or maybe they have and there’s a (pretty darn good) reason they opted to do otherwise. Sort of makes you want to have a few minutes in some politico’s head, doesn’t it?
The shopping was one of the best times of my life. My sister and I went together and had so much fun. It was crazy because there were so many people there and it took forever to check out, but it was totally worth it. I got some really stylish clothes. I wanted to get a new wardrobe since it’s been several years since I’ve shopped anywhere except Value Village or a maternity store. It was so nice to finally treat myself to some new fashion. I can’t wait to wear my new clothes once I go back to work next week.
As far as the rebate goes, it sure seems like they (politicians) want to be popular (read: reelected), which is one of the reasons they want to give us money. The Permanent Fund, according to my husband, is supposed to be over $2,000 dollars this year. A lot of people here have a sense of entitlement. Personally, I’d like to see some of the PFD spent on things that the legislature says we don’t have enough money for, like snow removal and rebuilding schools. Any politician that even mentions tapping into the Fund gets rejected outright. It’s sad.