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If history is any precedent BlackAdder Send a noteboard - 10/06/2010 06:18:18 AM
How is the government bailing them out? True, they are spending money but the bills are being forwarded to BP as far as I know.


For the cleanup yes, What about economic damages (short term and long term)? What about the environmental damages (short term and long term)? What about the punitive damages? All of these are big questions marks at this point. Considering it will be decided in the courts, and BP, Transocean, and Haliburton are already lawyering up. Make no mistake, the American taxpayer is going to be paying, the big question is how much.


I fully expect the Oil Co.'s to wriggle out of most of their liabilities. Exxon was certainly able to. I think the judgment against them ended up only being about $500M, reduced from $5B (10%).

But I'm at least going to wait and see :P
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A friend on FB asked why there were no "Save the Gulf" concerts Aisha - 09/06/2010 03:13:52 AM 1111 Views
Her complaint is legitimate. Why should the US government help Haitians more than US citizens? Ghavrel - 09/06/2010 04:25:09 AM 729 Views
Re: Her complaint is legitimate. Why should the US government help Haitians more than US citizens? Great Lord of Chaos - 09/06/2010 04:31:44 AM 720 Views
There are a lot people struggling right now who really can't afford to wait random thoughts - 09/06/2010 04:47:26 AM 771 Views
I agree with you. That was what I was thinking. But you said it better. *NM* Tashmere - 09/06/2010 05:07:44 AM 344 Views
Re: There are a lot people struggling right now who really can't afford to wait Aisha - 09/06/2010 05:15:33 AM 844 Views
That wins the award for stupid post of the month. Possibly the year. Ghavrel - 09/06/2010 08:31:18 AM 785 Views
They put you in charge of that award? is it like Miss USA where you pass on the title you hold? Aisha - 09/06/2010 08:47:57 AM 790 Views
I sometimes wonder where you lived in Houston. Joel - 09/06/2010 04:24:42 PM 896 Views
Re: I sometimes wonder where you lived in Houston. Aisha - 09/06/2010 05:50:53 PM 848 Views
This isn't Karachi. Joel - 10/06/2010 02:04:02 PM 893 Views
Re: This isn't Karachi. Aisha - 10/06/2010 03:39:30 PM 869 Views
What a shame then that no one HAS started such a program. Joel - 10/06/2010 04:17:02 PM 833 Views
and eww im not from Karachi Aisha - 10/06/2010 03:40:56 PM 755 Views
how upset Ghavrel is getting should tell you something about what is going on down there random thoughts - 09/06/2010 04:34:10 PM 673 Views
It's the combination of elitist arrogance and callous disregard Ghavrel - 09/06/2010 07:03:52 PM 765 Views
Maybe. I'm glad to have found a legitimate successor. Ghavrel - 10/06/2010 01:23:56 AM 721 Views
My thoughts exactly. Thanks for posting this. lyringlas - 09/06/2010 09:13:51 PM 765 Views
President Obama doesn't have the power to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico Libby - 09/06/2010 09:46:24 PM 841 Views
Re: President Obama doesn't have the power to stop the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico lyringlas - 09/06/2010 10:03:52 PM 629 Views
So what exactly do you have a problem with? Libby - 09/06/2010 10:14:30 PM 760 Views
well he does have a phone he could have used to call up the BO CEO and chat with him random thoughts - 09/06/2010 10:42:07 PM 717 Views
You really don't have any credibilty left on this issue. Libby - 10/06/2010 01:56:06 AM 747 Views
you really are a loon random thoughts - 10/06/2010 05:19:56 AM 887 Views
What's funny is that companies like Haliburton are going to make bank off this disaster BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 06:14:07 AM 625 Views
Also there's Transocean Libby - 10/06/2010 06:49:02 AM 706 Views
yes other evil oil companies stand to profit random thoughts - 10/06/2010 02:55:33 PM 600 Views
Takes one to know one Libby - 10/06/2010 06:18:54 AM 1015 Views
He said more domestic drilling, not more offshore drilling. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/06/2010 08:25:14 AM 342 Views
The definition of Domestic drilling includes offshore wells. Libby - 10/06/2010 08:32:58 AM 747 Views
no the main subject of the thread was should there be an aids benefit for the people affected *NM* random thoughts - 10/06/2010 04:16:47 PM 320 Views
I was refering to the thread of the posted link. *NM* Libby - 11/06/2010 10:18:24 AM 333 Views
You assumed something that was perhaps implied. It still doesn't hold up. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/06/2010 11:17:02 PM 290 Views
Sure it does. Libby - 11/06/2010 10:17:06 AM 1051 Views
all the loons say that and expect it to be true random thoughts - 10/06/2010 04:15:33 PM 1069 Views
And how would you know that unless you're a loon? Libby - 11/06/2010 10:07:57 AM 1090 Views
This sounds like a good idea BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 06:08:25 AM 772 Views
? random thoughts - 10/06/2010 04:18:27 PM 675 Views
this is human crisis not just an excuse to beat an oil company over the head with a stick random thoughts - 09/06/2010 02:38:06 PM 780 Views
i don't think the US government has ever organized a benefit concert.... *NM* moondog - 09/06/2010 04:18:39 PM 323 Views
I do believe they were involved in the text donations program *NM* random thoughts - 09/06/2010 04:29:42 PM 305 Views
I somewhat doubt it. But I wasn't responding to that part of her post. Ghavrel - 10/06/2010 01:26:26 AM 681 Views
I agree. Gher - 10/06/2010 04:37:25 AM 624 Views
Give Willie some time! Larry - 09/06/2010 05:30:19 AM 710 Views
Willie is like 108, I am sure how much time he has left random thoughts - 09/06/2010 03:22:21 PM 772 Views
Regarding the comparison to the financial crisis BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 02:10:44 AM 675 Views
Um, because "Big Oil" is in no danger of failing? Ghavrel - 10/06/2010 02:20:46 AM 640 Views
It's unclear if BP can take the hit BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 03:05:32 AM 624 Views
I actually agree, Free Markets should be cleaning up the oil spill. Libby - 10/06/2010 02:57:09 AM 1021 Views
Re: I actually agree, Free Markets should be cleaning up the oil spill. BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 03:41:34 AM 747 Views
How is this not a bailout? Libby - 10/06/2010 04:15:18 AM 902 Views
If history is any precedent BlackAdder - 10/06/2010 06:18:18 AM 788 Views
The funny thing is... Libby - 10/06/2010 06:28:26 AM 769 Views
yes lets destroy the gulf coast to make a point random thoughts - 10/06/2010 05:24:12 AM 631 Views
I'm simply following laissez-faire capitalism and unfettered free-market ideology? Libby - 10/06/2010 06:39:19 AM 724 Views
maybe if you tried to understand it you would do a better job of making fun of it random thoughts - 10/06/2010 04:21:46 PM 576 Views
Really, don't get too bent out of shape over this. Libby - 11/06/2010 10:27:29 AM 880 Views
I pray you're being sarcastic here. Joel - 10/06/2010 02:21:17 PM 901 Views
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