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  • Hard facts of Alaska's economic situation

    Diane Kaplan, Rasmuson Foundation|Mar 1, 2016

    Not a day goes by without Alaska’s fiscal problems making the news. Whether cuts to public services, talk of new revenues, or a downgrade of the state’s creditworthiness, it’s hard to escape the numbers. So it’s good that Alaskans and our elected leaders are talking about the state’s fiscal problems. It would also be good if everyone could separate the myths from the facts. Myth. Higher oil prices and/or more production will arrive in time to save us. Fact. Oil prices would have to almost quadruple to fill the budget gap, or productio...