This is about belief and self-image, not reality. Too many of them think they live the life of pioneers, even though they are now a radio/cell call away from help. They think they are going to strike it rich from a mineral find. They aren’t in this world.
]]>Of course I never could understand how the local right wingers’ heads don’t pop from their own hypocrisy, either. Without Tyndall AFB and Social Security, Panama City basically wouldn’t have an economy.
]]>A lot of Federal expenditures in Alaska are for things that the state provides in other areas, like roads, or private companies provide, like telephone service. For years the Air Force was the local phone company for most of Alaska. Telephones were only available around military bases.
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