Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Some follow-up on why there is not a Permanent Fund “fiscal crisis”
August 16, 2024
In last week’s column, we explained why claims by some that the Permanent Fund is facing a “fiscal...
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Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: No, there is not – repeat, not – a Permanent Fund “fiscal crisis”
Brad Keithley August 9, 2024
Sometimes we are accused of “burying the lead” to these columns by only reaching our primary point a few paragraphs down. Maybe that’s true....
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Are state policymakers really concerned about working age Alaska families? The evidence suggests not
Brad Keithley August 2, 2024
It is no secret that Alaskans face a higher cost of...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Surplus”
Brad Keithley July 26, 2024
In a previous column, we wrote about the “Orwellianization” of the language used by some when discussing Alaska fiscal issues. The…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Why aren’t state oil revenues growing with production, and how to fix it
Brad Keithley July 19, 2024
As we discussed in an earlier column, the Department of Revenue projects in its Spring 2024 Revenue Forecast (Spring Forecast) that while oil production...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: “Opportunity Cost” and Alaska fiscal policy
Brad Keithley July 12, 2024
“Opportunity cost is the value of the next-best alternative when a decision is made; it's what is given up.” - Andrea J. Caceres-Santamaria, Senior...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: This is why and how the Permanent Fund is going to be drained
Brad Keithley July 5, 2024
Viewed from the proverbial “30,000-foot level,” Alaska’s budget history over the last twelve years has been a succession of efforts to…
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: What would the amount of the PFD have been if the Legislature hadn’t taxed it
Brad Keithley June 28, 2024
Occasionally, we are asked if we know where to find what the amount of the Permanent Fund Dividend...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Is the Permanent Fund’s downhill performance a trend, and if so, what should the Legislature do about it?
Brad Keithley June 22, 2024
One of the things that became clear while...
Brad Keithley’s Chart of the Week: Is the current Permanent Fund Board chaos costing Alaskans money
Brad Keithley June 14, 2024
Alaskans who have paid even cursory attention to local news in the recent past will likely have noticed...