tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post1922267805123128181..comments2024-03-27T11:18:34.222-03:00Comments on Viable Opposition: More problems for BP at Texas City - Part 2A Political Junkiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-67843046143478609202010-11-03T22:09:31.937-03:002010-11-03T22:09:31.937-03:00Alex. Please let me know when you publish. I loo...Alex. Please let me know when you publish. I looked through both of your blogs - unfortunately, I'm not a tea drinker but I liked your article on assertiveness with educators (just a bit too late for me but I could have used it a couple of decades ago!). You might want to check out my posting on Exxon's problems in Brooklyn at:<br /><br />http://viableopposition.blogspot.com/2010/07/brooklyns-very-own-valdez-times-two.htmlA Political Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342345936277964422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6399730406480392183.post-52200260305035601042010-11-02T09:48:33.530-03:002010-11-02T09:48:33.530-03:00I discovered this blog through the WSJ forums. I ...I discovered this blog through the WSJ forums. I really identify with a lot of what you say, especially what you say about being a social liberal and fiscal conservative. That's me!<br /><br />---<br /><br />About this post, BP has more problem than just this single spill. As this post shows, the big spill wasn't an isolated incident, it was a manifestation of a chronic lack of quality control and lack of prioritization of protection of environment and public health.<br /><br />Unfortunately, this problem isn't limited to BP; Exxon, Shell, all the major oil companies have similar problems.<br /><br />What's the solution? I think the best thing we can do is to reduce our oil usage. We can do this voluntarily, and we can also create incentives for reducing it through gas taxes and/or a carbon tax. I would strongly support such a tax, especially if its revenue were used to reduce income or payroll taxes, or pay down the deficit.<br /><br />I've actually been meaning to write about this on <a href="http://zorach.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">my blog of ideas</a>, but I haven't yet...if you'd be interested I could let you know when it's done!Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.com