User:RadioKAOS/Sandbox/Misc
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Also, Doncram went and recreated Cooper Landing Post Office. I'm guessing you feel much the same way as I do about these NRHP articles. Doncram's user page contains the following: "Has created over 5,000 Wikipedia articles." There is no real challenge in creating articles strictly from a template and PD material lying about on the web, as opposed to many important Alaskan subjects which are currently missing from the encyclopedia that would require writing and sourcing from scratch. There is also the issue of someone going for that user page glory, while in one case after the other, these articles are minimal to the point of uselessness, basically being dumped off on here with the expectation that it's someone else's responsibility to do the real work. The vast majority of the NRHP articles themselves contain no appreciable information, yet contain links (either as sources or ELs) to other sites which do contain real information on the subject. The obvious coatracking concerns aside, looking at articles such as that again begs the question I've asked repeatedly for years, which no one seems willing to answer: what do I need Wikipedia for if the real information is found somewhere else? I've been using the Internet since before many active editors were born. I think I can find my way around to information just fine without the help.
I've already made mention of my current financial situation, which has largely gotten in the way of doing any real work on here. The only reason I have the time to write this is due to having a rare day off at work.
Statistics | |
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GDP | $49,120,000,000[1] |
GDP per capita | $44,174[2] |
Population below poverty line | 15.7%[3] |
.422[4] | |
Labour force | 372,900 [5] |
Unemployment | 5.9%[6] |
Public finances | |
Revenues | 4,518,02,000[7] |
Expenses | 5,437,000,000[8] |
The economy of Alaska is diverse, though heavily weighted towards governmental expenditures and the various industries which take advantage of the state's abundant natural resources. It also has deficiencies in such important sectors as agriculture and manufacturing compared with more mature economies found in older U.S. states. The state's economy has been described by University of Alaska Anchorage economist Scott Goldsmith as a "three-legged stool" – with one leg being the petroleum and gas industry, the second leg being the federal government and the third leg being all other industries and services.[9]
Alaska's congressional delegation went unchanged from 1981 to 2002. A combination of the members' seniority and committee assignments made Alaska the beneficiary of substantial amounts of federal monies over many years, leading to national attention given to scrutiny over a number of appropriations. The U.S. military's presence in Alaska, particularly in Anchorage and Fairbanks (the state's two largest cities) but also throughout other Alaskan communities, has been a significant contributor to the Alaskan economy since the early 1940s.
subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low.
Its industrial outputs are crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc and other mining, seafood processing, timber and wood products. Tourists have contributed to the economy by supporting local lodging.
Agriculture represents only a fraction of the Alaskan economy. Agricultural production is primarily for consumption within the state and includes nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, and livestock. Manufacturing is limited, with most foodstuffs and general goods imported from elsewhere.
The 2007 gross state product was $44.9 billion, 45th in the nation. Its per capita personal income for 2007 was $40,042, ranking 15th in the nation. Alaska's main export product after oil and natural gas is seafood, primarily salmon, cod, Pollock and crab.