I have a lot of questions in my mind about this oil spill. Foremost is wondering what will happen if no-one is able to cap it. Will it continue to contaminate the Gulf of Mexico and surrounding shores forever? Will the beautiful Gulf of Mexico become like the Dead Sea, devoid of life?
How many billions of dollars of damage and loss of income to everyone affected will ever be repaid by BP? It seems impossible for even a rich oil company to cover the cost of what has been and will be lost.
Will the loss of all this oil cause our gas and oil prices to soar to new heights? Are we now more indebted to the Arabs to provide our gas and oil needs?
Will the states contaminated by the oil lose so much tourist revenue that they will have to cut police and firefighter jobs? Will those states become more unsafe to visit, further diminishing tourism?
But the big question is...why has the United States government not stepped in and taken charge of stopping the spill?
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