It shouldn't go to clean up the spill. That's BP's responsibility.
Besides, you know that not a nickel of it will actually go towards that.
You're right, it's just an excuse to raise taxes and we're stuck because there's very little way that I know of for us (my family and me) to cut back on our fuel consumption any more.
Not only that, the farmers, who live WAY out in the country and have to ship food, are going to have to pay more and you know what this is going to mean for not only food costs, but the cost of EVERYTHING.
Bartering is looking pretty good huh? Not only does bartering work well but it brings communities closer together. A perfect place to start a robust bartering system is with the Tea Party. Just get each Tea Party to make a list of the businesses that are in the local Tea Party and then the people can work together.