Interesting plan

I don't usually blog current events, but this is interesting.

So gas prices are up. And the price of everything else is up too, because most products have to be transported. But Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has proposed to spend the state's recent surplus (due, ironically, to high oil prices) on utility/gas debit cards for all Alaskans (parents get their kids' share) and funds to lower residents' utility costs by having the state pay utility companies directly.

Story here.

Interesting idea. It's the kind of thing I think you could only do in a state like Alaska (few people, much oil wealth, great expectations among populace).