Film schooled - The stateâs subsidizing film productions, but can Alaskans compete with Hollywood pros for paychecks?

Film schooled - The stateâs subsidizing film productions, but can Alaskans compete with Hollywood pros for paychecks?
Alaska’s $ 100 million film incentive program won’t expire until July 2013 and the money isn’t nearly spent, so why is there legislation in Juneau to extend the program another decade and dole out $ 200 million in state subsidies? The answer mirrors an argument Alaskans often hear from oil companies, who are afraid of a fickle tax structure changing twice a decade.

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