Interesting today

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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It is fairly obvious that Alaska with its minute population and wealth of natural resources would ask that companies that are making tens of billions off of those resources share a tiny sliver with the citizens is completely logical . What appeals to me about the law is the people get the money directly as opposed to just straight taxes that the govt gets to chew up. But hey it Sarah Palin, so it must be a secret plot of some sort.

I currently live in Kentucky. This state is resplendent with mineral-rich grasses that grow exceptional Thoroughbred horses. People here have businesses that grow them, sell them, race them here.

So I think that I, as a resident of this state, deserve a portion of the profits these businesspeople make by using the resources of the state I live in

PS Olympic opening ceremony AWESOME