Mayflower Compensation Taxes

Photo: National Geographic

There was an article last month about a tax break for residents following the Mayflower oil spill back in March.  Basically, Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin believes that those affected by the oil spill should not have to pay taxes on the compensation provided by Exxon Mobile.  You can read the article and see images of the spill on Huffington Post. It would seem to me that if anyone should be taxed, it should be Exxon Mobile for the damage caused by the spill to the environment, not only the residents of Mayflower.