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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AKCoverMan" data-source="post: 5110687" data-attributes="member: 17867"><p>Yes.  By our side ate constitution the citizens of the state all share in the ownership of natural resources (I.e. oil) and we are paid out a dividend on the pool of money we have amassed selling our natural resources.   The “Permanent Fund” as it is sitting at an all time high of $82 billion.   Part of the funds earnings are used to fund state government, some are reinvested in the fund, some are paid out in dividends to the citizens,   The amounts of these dividends has led to a great deal of political wrangling in the past few years.</p></blockquote><p></p>