lost tax revenue. of course, less tax revenue equals fewer hospitals, teachers and cops, but as long as oil shareholders and big government have what they need, well, who needs teachers, cops and hospitals? and then what you don't hear about too much, plummeting home values in the gulf. an average loss of $56,000 per beach front house in some areas. and that doesn't, of course, deal with the environment. too early to tell the untold damage from smaller fish populations to the indefinite contamination of oyster beds, not to mention unknown factors and potential risks associated with the dispersants themselves. let's be very clear. i and i suspect everyone in this country is for every and any positive step in containing and rectifying this horrendous catastrophe against our earth and our country, but we must make sure that once that 24-hour