Paul eyes pivotal role with Alaska win

[tarzan271]

Gas is cheaper here than in Idaho where I live. I commute 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off. It is about $3 a gallon!

We are called Alaskans.

Believe it or not, the weather is worse in the Great Lakes area than in Anchorage. We have a ton of people from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and they say it is colder there. The summer rains a lot though.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

Build more refineries, keep all your own oil, you have more than enough for your own population.
Stop shipping the oil off...

agreed. gas should be less than a dollar a gallon there.

 

[Malum Prohibitum]

what do you think a freshly minted JD with 10 years of IT experience could command in anchorage in the private sector?

 

[Brutus]

I have 5 acres in the Kenai peninsula and am trying to get there now.

 

[AFM]

I always wanted a small cabin in Alaska
With guard dogs and big guns
and a sentry tower

 

[samwe]

what do you think a freshly minted JD with 10 years of IT experience could command in anchorage in the private sector?

The cost of living is high here. Real estate is over priced compared to wages.
I do not think IT pay is high here unless you are working on the slope.

Gas in Anchorage is just over $3/gallon.

This thread has so much misinformation is comical.

Also, if you live in Idaho, and work in AK, you are not an Alaskan.

 

[Alex Libman]

Looks like the Free State Project should have chosen Alaska...

 

[tarzan271]

Actually I am an Alaskan resident. I have been for many years. I spend well over half the year up here and have a house in both states. I am allowed to split my time between the 2 and still be a resident. It is nice to get out every now and then to some nicer weather.

 

[Pauliana]

Hey, this actually sounds fun...

 

[tarzan271]

The cost of living is high here. Real estate is over priced compared to wages.

This thread has so much misinformation is comical.

The cost of living is high almost everywhere in the country compared to wages. It's called inflation. Couple inflation and the housing boom of the last 7 years, and it is not hard to see why. Prices are coming down, but if you weren't in the housing market 5 years ago, it is still hard to get in. If you go elsewhere and look at goods and food and utilities, Anchorage is only slightly above average for cost of living. Google it and you will see. There are many other places in the country with worse wages and much higher housing costs. In North Idaho, houses are only slightly cheaper, but wages are horrible. In Central California (Valley) housing is still expensive and wages totally suck unless you commute 4 hours a day to the Bay Area.

FYI...all of my info is assuming you have a skill, experience, and or a college degree. If you are trying to make it on a high school diploma, it is very hard. However, even the lowest paying jobs in Alaska pay at least $10...i.e. McDonald's or the car wash.

 

[captainelectron]

A "Free State Project" in Alaska would be useless. There are too many government jobs and too much government money being handed out. You will not have a "free state" with so many heads down in the trough. I have lived in Alaska since 1962 and I would look elsewhere to work on a free state. Maybe northern Maine.