The Economy Security Project has published the results of a new survey of Alaskans’ attitudes towards the state’s Permanent Fund Dividend.
ALASKA, US: Survey shows support for Permanent Fund Dividend amid continued legal controversy
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Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: The world watches anxiously
Alaska’s Permanent Fund, Dividend and the central idea that minerals are a shared inheritance have inspired numerous social and political movements across the globe.
ALASKA, US: Permanent Fund Defenders protest dividend cuts
A group of 12 lawmakers and activists have launched the nonpartisan grassroots group Permanent Fund Defenders, which advocates for the restoration of the full amount of the PFD.
ALASKA, US: Judge Upholds Governor’s Veto of Part of State’s Social Dividend
A superior court judge has upheld the Governor of Alaska’s decision to halve the amount of the state’s annual social dividend payment in 2016.
ALASKA, US: State senator prepares bill to restore full amount of 2016 PFD
Alaska state senator Mike Dunleavy has announced plans to introduce legislation to restore the 2016 Permanent Fund Dividend amount to $2052, the full amount calculated by the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation.
ALASKA, US: Amount of 2016 Permanent Fund Dividend to be $1022
The amount of this year’s Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend was announced by the Governor on Friday, September 23: every Alaskan will receive $1,022, less than half the amount of last year’s dividend.
ALASKA, US: Senator files suit against Governor’s veto of half of Permanent Fund Dividend
On September 16, Alaska senator Bill Wielechowski filed a lawsuit contesting Governor Bill Walker’s veto of half of the funding for the Permanent Fund Dividend. It is unlikely to be resolved before payouts begin on October 6.
Charles Wohlforth, “Alaska’s dividends help make us equal and protect our common wealth”
Wohlforth provides a historical and current look at the Alaska Permanent Fund and all of the advantages it has brought to Alaska. Wohlforth talks through Governor Jay Hammond’s initial decision to enact the Permanent Fund Dividend and highlights how the dividend has...
ALASKA: Study Links Permanent Fund Dividend with Increased Birth Weight
New research from economists at Hallym University in Chuncheon and Korea University in Seoul found that Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend has helped increase birth weights for Alaska newborns. According to the study, from 1978 to 1984, the dividend cash transfer...
ALASKA: The state’s mini-basic income comes under increasing attack
Alaska's small basic income, the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), is coming under increasing political attacks as the state's fiscal crisis grows. the dividend, in place since 1982, has been incredibly popular, but the double-hit of declining oil prices and declining...
ALASKA: Citizens’ Dividend Reaches $2,072
Despite its large amount, the future of the dividend is under political threats as the State’s suffers from a large deficit gap.
ALASKA, USA: New poll shows declining support for the Alaska Dividend
A recent poll asking Alaskans how to deal with the state’s increasingly severe budget deficit found that trimming the Permanent Fund Dividend or PFD (also know as “the Alaska Dividend”) was the most popular solution. The poll also found that a second strategy for...
ALASKA, USA: 2015 Dividend estimated to be near highest ever
Alaska Dispatch News has released its estimate of Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend (PDF) for this year. The Alaska Dividend is the closest policy to a basic income in the world today. It has paid dividends to all Alaska residents since 1982. According to reporter Sean...
ALASKA: Dividend Could Reach $2000 This Year as it Remains Under Threat
Experts predict the Alaska Permanent Fund will distribute $2,000 to every citizen this year.
ALASKA: Attack on Alaska’s Basic Income averted for now but fiscal pressure on its future increases
Alaska’s government might have to tap the Alaska Permanent Fund in order to to cover its public deficit.
Alaska’s Budget Deficit is Political Threat to its Basic Income
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend is the closest thing to a Basic Income that exists in the world today. It gives every U.S. Citizen who fills out a form verifying Alaska residency a check for a share of the revenue from the Alaska Permanent Fund each year. The fund...
Peter Barnes, “Alaska Bolstered Its Economy and Curbed Inequality—By Paying Everyone Thousands in Oil Dividends Every Year”
Peter Barnes, “Alaska Bolstered Its Economy and Curbed Inequality—By Paying Everyone Thousands in Oil Dividends Every Year” Yes! Magazine. February 3, 2015
Angela Cummine, “A citizen’s income and wealth fund for the UK: Lessons from Alaska”
Angela Cummine charts the growth and impact of Alaska's Permanent Fund and dividend – a unique combination of publicly owned wealth fund and basic citizen's income – as these ideas continue to intrude on British political debates about equality, poverty, wealth and...
Drop in Oil Prices Causes Concern for the Future of Alaska’s Small Basic Income
The recent drop in oil prices has had a devastating effect on the Alaska state government’s budget, most of which is derived directly or indirectly from current oil revenues.
2noame, “Consumer Price Index of Alaska vs. U.S. Before and After Existence of Alaskan Dividend”
2noame, “Consumer Price Index of Alaska vs. U.S. Before and After Existence of Alaskan Dividend” Imgur. October 27, 2014.