Alaska is among the best run states in the U.S. A survey by 24/7 Wall Street, which is an online financial news and opinion journal, ranks Alaska as 6th place runner up after North Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah and Iowa.
Alaska has the 2nd highest median household income in the nation at $67,800 and the state has no outstanding budget deficit.
The survey indicates that Alaska has among the lowest tax burden in the nation and state and local taxes are equal to 7-percent of Alaskans income.
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Mike Mason is a reporter at KDLG in Dillingham.
