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Maybe I Have Been I the dark.......
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<blockquote data-quote="DocWatson" data-source="post: 144035" data-attributes="member: 112"><p>If what BP is being charged were a tax, I'd probably agree with you,<u><strong>IF</strong></u> this mess falls under the definition in that tax statute of the word "spill".</p><p></p><p>But they are being fined for negligence and deliberately sidestepping or bending safety regulations for financial gain. They gambled.... we lost, they have to pay and pay and pay and pay until it's clear to all the oil companies that we will not tolerat this any longer and that it is not worth the risk. Even if we have to bankrupt a couple of them in the process to make a point. Big business should not be permitted to influence government. It's a recipe for disaster because their interests and missions are diametrically opposed.</p><p></p><p>Just an old hippie with an opinion. :wink: <img src="https://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb97/Doc_Watson/Smilies/Hippie.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DocWatson, post: 144035, member: 112"] If what BP is being charged were a tax, I'd probably agree with you,[u][b]IF[/b][/u] this mess falls under the definition in that tax statute of the word "spill". But they are being fined for negligence and deliberately sidestepping or bending safety regulations for financial gain. They gambled.... we lost, they have to pay and pay and pay and pay until it's clear to all the oil companies that we will not tolerat this any longer and that it is not worth the risk. Even if we have to bankrupt a couple of them in the process to make a point. Big business should not be permitted to influence government. It's a recipe for disaster because their interests and missions are diametrically opposed. Just an old hippie with an opinion. :wink: [img]https://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb97/Doc_Watson/Smilies/Hippie.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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