TIL every resident of Alaska gets an annual "oil royalty check"--a payment representing their share of revenue from Alaskan oil. In 2008 the payout reached a high of $2,069, or $8,276 for a family of four.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/17/us-usa-dividend-alaska-idUSKBN0HC2E320140917



Submitted April 11, 2015 at 01:09PM by mellowmonk http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/327mjm/til_every_resident_of_alaska_gets_an_annual_oil/