Soebod explain something to me

[ms.peachy]

If I'm not mistaken, isn't part of the reason Palin is such a popular governor in Alaska because she and the state legislature have enacted a windfall tax on the profits of the oil companies, which will return about $2K to each state resident this year?

How is that not "sharing the wealth" (i.e., 'socialism'), then?

If anyone can reasonably explain the difference to me I am happy to listen.

[ms.peachy]

ha ha, 'soebod'. Sorry my keyboard is kinda wacky and if I type too fast I miss letters.

Somebody. Somebody.

[Documad]

I cannot help you with that because it's my understanding that Alaska is our biggest welfare state. I guess that's why the governor is a maverick?

[King PSYZ]

She's a mavericky maverick getting all maverickey up in this piece yo.

[travesty]

My understanding is that "windfall" is a bit of a misnomer as this tax is actually permanent. I don't think that helps her cause though.

I am also not sure that Documad means by "biggest welfare state" Can you elaborate?