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BP to cough up 4.5 billion....
http://money.cnn.com/2012/11/15/news/bp … ?hpt=hp_t1 Too little? Too much? I certainly don't think it's too much....I'm rather surprised they will be forced to pay the piper even that much. Is it possible corporate responsibility is on the horizon? Nah....foolish of me to even hope for that. Nov 15 12 09:02 am Link I'd consider it fair since they haven't paid federal taxes in years. Nov 15 12 09:04 am Link Small Fruit Pits wrote: This is Our Gov'Ment penalty. This does not include....State by State, Or Business's Lawsuits, Personal Lawsuits...and on and on....This is our Gov.ment bill. Nov 15 12 09:04 am Link DOUGLASFOTOS wrote: I know....they've coughed up about 28 billion on other levels. Clean up, suits from victims estates....but for all the "criminal" charges, the only thing to take a hit was their wallet, which of course is pretty fat. Nov 15 12 09:09 am Link Two employees will also be charged with Manslaughter. 11 people died when the rig exploded. Nov 15 12 09:10 am Link "BP will plead guilty to a dozen felony charges stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and agreed to pay $4.5 billion in government penalties, the oil company said Thursday. " But a dozen is more than 3 and corporations are people, my friend. Doesn't 3 strikes apply? Nov 15 12 09:10 am Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Fat chance on that Nov 15 12 09:22 am Link NothingIsRealButTheGirl wrote: Strikes system only applies to poor people like me who can't even pay a parking ticket. They like keeping the poor in their vice grip system of vicious cycles. Nov 15 12 09:34 am Link They got off easy. They should rush to pay it and get it over with. How many other times in history can you single handedly destroy an entire gulf region and not go to jail? Nov 16 12 06:56 pm Link too little or too much?...lol Doesn't matter, it will ALL be paid by consumers.... Nov 16 12 10:28 pm Link Cultured Pearls Photo wrote: Certainly a thought....but BP still needs to remain competitive in the market place. Nov 17 12 12:48 pm Link |