text: Help me out Alaskans, does ANYONE actually believe we have trimmed state spending by 25%? I for one do not!! Smoke and mirrors is the name of the game from arrogant bureaucracts that hand us a load of fuzzy math, pat us on the head and say" now go back to work, give us your money and well take care of everything.. and of course, vote for me in the next election. " Since we cannot rely on even the most basic unbiased truthfulness from our public officials I would propose the appointment of a non-partisan commission to evaluate state spending and give us the TRUTH. Maybe we could start with a publication of what we pay all state and municipal employees in salary and benefits and a true comparison of the same positions in three states/cities of comparable size and population. I would predict a siezmic reaction if the truth were to be exposed. This is not an attack on public employees but simply a call for an accounting of how our PUBLIC monies are spent. Let's pull back the curtain..