Welcome to The Weekly Top 3 — our look at the top 3 things on our mind this week — for the week of October 1, 2018.This week our Top 3 issues are these: (1) does the Alaska budget "balance without taxes" at $80 oil (hint: not even close) (at 2:34), (2) just when we need them most the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board starts down a very, very dark road (15:40), and (3) in DC, the House (with Rep. Don Young in support) votes to add $5T MORE (20yr) to the #NationalDebt (21:55).

The Weekly Top 3 is a regular weekly segment on The Michael Dukes Show. The Show broadcasts on Facebook and YouTubeLive as well as via streaming audio from the Show’s website weekdays from 6–8am. We join Michael weekly in the first hour of Tuesday’s show, from 6:25–7am, for a discussion between the two of us about our three issues.