If top talent will provide a return for Alaska that far outweighs the cost of their office, why settle for half measures?
say the office is an unnecessary expense and fear “capital creep,” the drift of state functions — and political power — from Southeast to Southcentral Alaska.
So who’s right? It’s clarifying to consider the purpose of the corporation. Given that the Permanent Fund has become the most important and sustaining source of funds for the services Alaskans have come to expect, its guiding light should always be With that in mind, political concerns about the erosion of Juneau’s clout should take a back seat, and if there are indeed capable financial professionals who would rather live in Anchorage than Juneau, the corporation should enable that possibility.
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