It helps when your the Governor of a state that issues $1200 to each person that resides there in a share of the Oil taxes. Some of you folks would say that Alaska is acting like a socialist goverment charging those poor oil companys a royalty for extracting the states wealth. But those who live in Alaska kind of enjoy receiving those payments.
Lets see how many in the Palin family is it 6, I think so 6X1200= $7200 they recieved last year. Heck they could fly the family for a Disney vacation in Sunny Orlando, Fl. some cold winter week.