Contributed by Michael D. Sheldon
It’s the final day before the primary election on August 21, 2018. We, as Alaskans, need to get out the vote and support your next governor and representatives in this most critical election.
We cannot and must not overlook who is running for office and representing the constituents of Alaska. Our rights as Alaskans are being threatened by bills such as SB21, SB26 and all other legislation that effect the citizens of Alaska by politicians and their special interest groups, etc.
We, as candidates, as governor, have been transparent from the beginning of our campaign which started in 2017. Our policies are true and just for the governorship of Alaska, and we will carry that into our administration for the next four years as your governor. We assure you that Alaskans can be confident that our yes will be yes, and our no will be no and we will not waffle our decisions by special interest groups, but be true to our words of integrity as you elected us to be.
Some of our policies:
1. Fully restore the PFD as established in 1981: Return all dividends back to Alaskans by the vote of the Alaska citizens in which to payout a full dividend from the Earnings Reserve before the government raids it further in the years to come. We will inflation-proof the 18.7 billion dollars in the account to 15.7 billion and divide it by 700,000 citizens, which would payout a 20,000 + dollar dividend to each man, women and child of Alaska. This can be accomplished by a ballot vote of the citizens of Alaska and also can include a separate ballot vote if Alaskans desire a certain percentage of the fund to go to state capital projects through the Earnings Reserve, etc. It should always be submitted as a discretionary vote of the people concerning the PFD dividends and not any back-door agreement to raid the permanent fund with such bills as SB26. This SB26 clearly states for any reason the state government wants to take the other half of our PFD Dividend they can, and that is totally wrong to attempt. This is not what the law states, but only by the vote of the citizens of Alaska can this be enacted to draw funds from the Peoples Permanent Fund.
2. Stop abortion in Alaska by abolishing this act of violence and protect our future generations from the genocide of murder of innocent babies.
3. Create jobs in Alaska by decreasing the unemployed of more than 20% in villages and more than 7% in the cities around the state. We will create new jobs by the private sector with retirement plans that consist of 401K and Cd plans for the workers of this state.
4. Also, it is essential that we provide healthcare through the private sector that will be affordable to the hardworking individuals and families of this great state of Alaska and lower drug costs to economical levels by using generic prescription drugs, etc.
5. Establish a sustainable budget that will downsize state government: We need to have a state audit, so we can create a budget by Dec. 15, 2018 that will be accurate to the penny.
6. Encourage new oil exploration with ten-year contracts and have Sarah Palin's ACES reestablished to the old SB21 Bill: We have lost billions of dollars in revenue due to former Governor Sean Parnell amendment to the new SB21. Let's jumpstart ACES once again. We as a state have wasted too much money already to the giants of the oil industry, and that has to come to an end.
7. We should not implement a state income tax to the citizens of Alaska: We can downsize government by cutting waste by each commissioner under the umbrella of the state by a 10% cut throughout and roll the funds into the CBR (Constitutional Budget Reserve) Fund. These funds will be protected by a 75% vote in the House and Senate, which will only be used as a high-value-funded designation appropriated for emergency use only.
8. Revoke SB91 crime bill and its band-aid SB54 and let's get back to the basics: if you commit a crime, then you will pay the cost of imprisonment: All lawbreakers will not be released the next day, but await trial for their convictions and if you're guilty as charged, then you pay the consequence of the crime.
9. Rejuvenate the timber industry in Southeast Alaska and help pay for schools and roads through stump-age receipts acquired each year: Timber jobs stimulate the economy and the funding for roads and school expenditures throughout the region.
10. We will stop sanctuary cities in Alaska by cutting off funding to cities who harbor illegal aliens without green cards: We as a Sovereign State of the Union of the United States of America need to ask all individuals to prove their identity so not to cause potential crime by the invasion of illegal aliens throughout our State and it People.
Vote Michael D. Sheldon, Republican Candidate for Governor, and Stephen Wright, Republican Lt. Governor.
Committee to Elect Michael D. Sheldon and Stephen Wright for Alaska:
Michael D. Sheldon
P..O. Box 1285
Petersburg, Alaska 99833
www.sheldonforalaska.com
Email: michael@sheldonforalaska.com
(907) 518-1121
Stephen Wright
P. O. Box 8215
Wasilla, Alaska 99629
www.wrightforalaska.com
Email: stephen@wrightforalaska.com