| From Juneauempire.com: The House has passed Sen. Kevin Meyer's bill to grant Permanent Fund Dividends to the estates of those who die in the previous year, provided the deceased would have qualified had they been living. All right, everyone make your own joke here. "We used to say you just have be a breathing Alaska resident to receive the dividend. Now you don't even have to be breathing."
As Rep. Berta Gardner, one of eight House members who voted against the bill on April 15, said, we mean no disrespect to the families of deceased Alaskans. Family members and lawmakers have argued that families can use the money to fill gaps left by the loss of a breadwinner. No question.......................................Full Article: Source
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