Fiscally, #akleg progressives & moderates (P/Ms) are "progressive" only to the extent and on what they want to spend. Their revenue approach is HUGELY regressive ("most regressive tax ever proposed"). The losers? Middle & lower-income #AKfams, who are stuck w/ the check. #FauxPMs

Progressive candidates show unusual strength in Alaska state legislative primaries • Alaska Beacon But amid near-record-low turnout, experts warn against drawing conclusions before the November general election.

Alaska is odd. Where elsewhere, progressives & moderates (P/Ms) use fiscal models that prioritize middle & lower-income #fams, here #akleg P/Ms push the "most regressive tax ever proposed," which is "by far" the costliest approach for those fams. #FauxPMs