Re: There are a lot people struggling right now who really can't afford to wait
Aisha Send a noteboard - 09/06/2010 05:15:33 AM
I used to live in a small fishing town on the Louisiana coast and the economy ebbed a flowed depending on how the season was going. Most of those people were poor to begin with and with no shrimp and red fish coming the money just stops flowing. Entire communities will go under before the government gets around to making BP pay the bill, not that I believe they will ever pay for all the damage.
cant the people who are no longer able to fish get unemployment of some sort for the time being until BP is forced to pay??
I think one of the things about this that bothers me the most is the complete lack of urgency people not affected seem to have about this. This isn't something that could become a crisis it is a crisis right now and is only go get worse. When are boats going to be able to go out again? How long do people believe this industry and the way of life that has built up around around it can remain on hold?
cant the people who are no longer able to fish get unemployment of some sort for the time being until BP is forced to pay??
I think one of the things about this that bothers me the most is the complete lack of urgency people not affected seem to have about this. This isn't something that could become a crisis it is a crisis right now and is only go get worse. When are boats going to be able to go out again? How long do people believe this industry and the way of life that has built up around around it can remain on hold?
Its kinda like the financial crisis on the east coast. I have friends who no longer could find finance jobs that went into fields like It, accounting and even event planning. you have to do what you can when the job you are used to isnt available and the unemployment runs out.
The biggest issue right now is actually getting BP to pay. The government needs to get the money from BP to pay back the people who have lost their livelihood by any means necessary. BP may be saying they take full responsibility for the cost of the spill but they will weasel out of paying if they can. But i think we all know who will object to the government getting tough with a corporation
Aisha - formerly known as randschicka
A friend on FB asked why there were no "Save the Gulf" concerts
- 09/06/2010 03:13:52 AM
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Her complaint is legitimate. Why should the US government help Haitians more than US citizens?
- 09/06/2010 04:25:09 AM
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Re: Her complaint is legitimate. Why should the US government help Haitians more than US citizens?
- 09/06/2010 04:31:44 AM
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There are a lot people struggling right now who really can't afford to wait
- 09/06/2010 04:47:26 AM
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I agree with you. That was what I was thinking. But you said it better. *NM*
- 09/06/2010 05:07:44 AM
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Re: There are a lot people struggling right now who really can't afford to wait
- 09/06/2010 05:15:33 AM
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That wins the award for stupid post of the month. Possibly the year.
- 09/06/2010 08:31:18 AM
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They put you in charge of that award? is it like Miss USA where you pass on the title you hold?
- 09/06/2010 08:47:57 AM
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I sometimes wonder where you lived in Houston.
- 09/06/2010 04:24:42 PM
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Re: I sometimes wonder where you lived in Houston.
- 09/06/2010 05:50:53 PM
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This isn't Karachi.
- 10/06/2010 02:04:02 PM
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how upset Ghavrel is getting should tell you something about what is going on down there
- 09/06/2010 04:34:10 PM
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My thoughts exactly. Thanks for posting this.
- 09/06/2010 09:13:51 PM
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President Obama doesn't have the power to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico
- 09/06/2010 09:46:24 PM
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Re: President Obama doesn't have the power to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico
- 09/06/2010 10:03:52 PM
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well he does have a phone he could have used to call up the BO CEO and chat with him
- 09/06/2010 10:42:07 PM
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You really don't have any credibilty left on this issue.
- 10/06/2010 01:56:06 AM
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you really are a loon
- 10/06/2010 05:19:56 AM
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What's funny is that companies like Haliburton are going to make bank off this disaster
- 10/06/2010 06:14:07 AM
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Takes one to know one
- 10/06/2010 06:18:54 AM
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He said more domestic drilling, not more offshore drilling. *NM*
- 10/06/2010 08:25:14 AM
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The definition of Domestic drilling includes offshore wells.
- 10/06/2010 08:32:58 AM
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no the main subject of the thread was should there be an aids benefit for the people affected *NM*
- 10/06/2010 04:16:47 PM
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You assumed something that was perhaps implied. It still doesn't hold up. *NM*
- 10/06/2010 11:17:02 PM
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this is human crisis not just an excuse to beat an oil company over the head with a stick
- 09/06/2010 02:38:06 PM
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i don't think the US government has ever organized a benefit concert.... *NM*
- 09/06/2010 04:18:39 PM
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I do believe they were involved in the text donations program *NM*
- 09/06/2010 04:29:42 PM
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I somewhat doubt it. But I wasn't responding to that part of her post. 
- 10/06/2010 01:26:26 AM
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- 10/06/2010 01:26:26 AM
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Regarding the comparison to the financial crisis
- 10/06/2010 02:10:44 AM
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I actually agree, Free Markets should be cleaning up the oil spill.
- 10/06/2010 02:57:09 AM
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Re: I actually agree, Free Markets should be cleaning up the oil spill.
- 10/06/2010 03:41:34 AM
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How is this not a bailout?
- 10/06/2010 04:15:18 AM
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yes lets destroy the gulf coast to make a point
- 10/06/2010 05:24:12 AM
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I'm simply following laissez-faire capitalism and unfettered free-market ideology? 
- 10/06/2010 06:39:19 AM
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- 10/06/2010 06:39:19 AM
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maybe if you tried to understand it you would do a better job of making fun of it
- 10/06/2010 04:21:46 PM
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