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2010-06-10 Home Front: Politix

The Spill, The Scandal and the President

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Posted by tipper 2010-06-10 14:29|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 For crying out loud, read some of the remarks to that piece. One guy is warning about the death of most life forms on the planet due to the gulf spill. Now I realize it's a bad deal, but that seems a little over the top to me. :/

Posted by Jefferson 2010-06-10 15:15|| 2010-06-10 15:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I heard an unconfirmed report that at least one fisherman was denied BP benefits because he could not produce income tax returns showing earnings for the past three years. I suspect he may not be alone.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-06-10 15:27|| 2010-06-10 15:27|| Front Page Top

#3 This spill is bad, but if you average the amount spilled by human production vs natural seepage per year, it is not that big of a spill. What it is, is really bad news in the Gulf because of the currents and prevailing winds which are spreading it around to the various coastal habitats. It is going to have a very negative impact on fisheries and the shrimping industry in the Gulf.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2010-06-10 18:29|| 2010-06-10 18:29|| Front Page Top

#4 "at least one fisherman was denied BP benefits because he could not produce income tax returns showing earnings for the past three years"

I'd deny his claim too if it was on nothing but his say-so.

I realize you don't have to be highly educated to run a fishing boat, but you do have to pay taxes (or have your non-payment come back to bite you in the ass).

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2010-06-10 20:27|| 2010-06-10 20:27|| Front Page Top

#5 A LOT of fishermen underpay their income taxes on a routine basis. I have no sympathy for BP, and do for the fishermen, but this seems like a choice the fishermen made and now have to live with. I don't like to, but I pay my taxes (so far - that could change, I suppose....)

Posted by Glenmore 2010-06-10 20:46|| 2010-06-10 20:46|| Front Page Top

#6 It is going to have a very negative impact on fisheries and the shrimping industry in the Gulf.

I seriously doubt it, I asked Red Lobster Personnel on my last visit if the Gulf oil spill would hurt them, they said No, all their shrimp come from factory farms in China.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-06-10 23:17|| 2010-06-10 23:17|| Front Page Top

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