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Gov. proposes to give Alaskans $100 a month for gas
By Yereth Rosen
Thu May 15, 10:03 PM ET

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Faced with some of America's highest energy costs, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin proposed a plan on Thursday to provide state residents with special debit cards good for $100 of fuel every month.

The Republican governor said the money will come from the state's treasury, fattened by record oil prices.

"It's really atrocious the situation that Alaskans are in today, where we, as the owners of the energy resources, are paying outrageous prices for the use of those resources," Palin said at a news conference.

Earlier this week, Alaska became the first U.S. state with average retail gasoline prices exceeding $4 a gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.

Costs are particularly high in rural parts of the state, where many isolated Native villages rely on diesel and pay utility rates that are more than five times the national average.

At the same time, the energy-rich state expects a budget surplus of $2.7 billion, mostly due to oil prices exceeding $120 a barrel.

"It's not right when the state sees money pile up in Juneau (state capital) while the people of the state pay higher and higher costs to use the energy resources that they own," Palin said.

The governor's plan also includes direct state grants to local utilities, aimed at reducing ratepayers' bills by 60 percent, and year-end state contributions to utilities for every 1 percent in reduced kilowatt hour usage posted in 2008.

The plan requires approval from the state legislature, which will be convening next month for a special session on natural gas issues. Palin said she hopes the program will be in effect by fall with cards going to residents by September.

Palin said her program is meant to last only a year until state officials find a more permanent solution to the energy crunch being suffered by residents.

A state task force has already convened to enact conservation measures and find alternative energy sources.

(Editing by Daisuke Wakabayashi, Gary Hill)

You logic is so retarded. Maybe if you actually read the article you might learn something.

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>Gov. proposes to give Alaskans $100 a month for gas
>By Yereth Rosen
>Thu May 15, 10:03 PM ET
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>ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Faced with some of America's
>highest energy costs, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin proposed a
>plan on Thursday to provide state residents with special
>debit cards good for $100 of fuel every month.
>
>The Republican governor said the money will come from the
>state's treasury, fattened by record oil prices.

Alaska is #3 in the USA in per capita income. HOW DO YOU THINK THEY GOT THERE? OIL and ENERGY. So at the same time they have rising gas costs, guess what? They make more money on oil.

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>"It's really atrocious the situation that Alaskans are in
>today, where we, as the owners of the energy resources, are
>paying outrageous prices for the use of those resources,"
>Palin said at a news conference.
>
>Earlier this week, Alaska became the first U.S. state with
>average retail gasoline prices exceeding $4 a gallon,
>according to the American Automobile Association.
>
>Costs are particularly high in rural parts of the state,
>where many isolated Native villages rely on diesel and pay
>utility rates that are more than five times the national
>average.
>
>At the same time, the energy-rich state expects a budget
>surplus of $2.7 billion, mostly due to oil prices exceeding
>$120 a barrel.

Such a large surplus for such a lightly populated state don't you think? That's $4,306 dollars FOR EACH ALASKAN. You might want to take a look at what Alaska is doing and maybe compare it to California. We should be congratulating Alaska instead of making stupid shit up about them.

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>Palin said her program is meant to last only a year until
>state officials find a more permanent solution to the energy
>crunch being suffered by residents.

If I was a citizen, I would be wanting MORE back. Basically they are only paying out 1/4 of the surplus. But go ahead JPB, tell us how badly the Republicans in Alaska are handling their finances.

She's exactly right...why SHOULD Alaskans pay more? They HAVE the budget surplus! Why not return some of it to the citizens?

Only you, a true spun kool aid drinker, would try and assert that this is "buying votes".

Where were you when Hillary was talking about suspending the gas tax too?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBA6D7hFVfQ

You're too funny! You blind yourself to the pandering of your beloved liberals, but criticize this perfectly sensible STATE idea (not federal) by a popular governor who is NOT up for re-election UNTIL 2010!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Palin

"In July 2007, Palin was heralded in the media as being the most popular governor in the United States, with an approval rating often in the 90s.[8] An August 2007 poll had her approval rating at 84%, with 5% disapproving."

Take a powder dude. You have nothing here...just more bullshit propaganda spin from the desperate and panicky left!

Jack

"If U were smarter, I'd have nothing 2 do"

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