Serving Need Or Feeding Greed?

As Republicans and Democrats lock horns on the congressional floor over the national energy crisis, few Republicans are as adamant or outspoken as South Carolina 2nd District Congressman Joe Wilson. Like many in the GOP, Wilson decries what he sees as Democratic stonewalling of the proposed

…A latent fact about offshore drilling rarely publicized and widely unknown, even among lower-level politicians, are the associated economic incentives given to states and their local governments. Profits from drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and natural gas will provide these incentives to states within 100 miles from lease tracts. Given the proximity of proposed drilling sites