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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:28 PM
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Poll question: Who Will Ultimately Pay For The Oil Cleanup?
This cleanup costs will be staggering: likely tens of billions of dollars, perhaps hundreds of billions, as well as obliterating a large percentage of the nation's seafood industry?

When all is said and done, who do you believe the Obama Administration and Congress will hold on the hook for the cleanup costs?
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:29 PM
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1. The environment. nt.
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Shell Beau Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:11 PM
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14. Yep. The ultimate price.
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virginia mountainman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:30 PM
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2. It will be everyone who purchases petroleum products from BP...
Companies almost NEVER pay for things like this, O, it LOOKS like they do....But all they do is increase to cost of their products to compensate...

So, it will be the folks that purchase gas and such from BP, and their subsidiaries.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:24 PM
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15. do something then - BOYCOTT BP!
BOYCOTT BRITISH PETROLEUM (AKA "BP")

You can start doing this NOW and let's put these criminals out of business NOW!

:mad:

:kick:
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Newest Reality Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:31 PM
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3. I voted other ...
because it is too early to decide.

What I mean is, if the high-end estimates I am hearing prove correct, or the rate of flow increases dramatically then cleaning this up may be beyond our means to do so. The depth and pressure, from what I understand, may be unprecedented and so, the ability to stop or divert the flow is still up in the air.

The idea of cleaning this up may be moot at this point.
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Bluzmann57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:32 PM
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4. The middle class will pay
We pay for everything. BP screws things up, we pay. Even if they pay the initial cost, the price of their gas will certainly skyrocket and the other oil companies will likely fall in line with them.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:34 PM
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5. Anyone that thinks BP is going to ever write a check for this, please PM me.
I have a bridge for sale, and I think you might be interested.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:37 PM
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7. Is the bridge in Brooklyn?
I was hoping that would be on the market soon.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:40 PM
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9. Only part of it is. Other part is in Manhattan.
You know what Manhattan property is going for these days? Bargain price, too.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:53 PM
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12. Sweet! I'll ban cars and make it bikes / pedestrian only
You have helped fulfill a lifetime dream.

Thank you

Thank you.
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RC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 07:06 PM
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19. No, it is a bridge kit in Minnesota.
It needs some new parts, but otherwise is still good.
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Laura902 Donating Member (333 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:36 PM
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6. The soil, dead animals, taxpayers and
the people who died will soak up all the oil. After all when "mistakes are made" by large wealthy corporations, everyone powerful, along with politicians who they fund, just stroke each other and think of ways to avoid saying anything could have been avoided.
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GreenTea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:38 PM
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8. Higher gas prices & clean-up - We'll pay both ways!
Certainly not the rich & corporations.
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DailyGrind51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:46 PM
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10. The cost will eventually be passed off on the middle glass,
through higher gasoline prices and increased costs to bring groceries and other consumer goods to market.
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NaturalHigh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:49 PM
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11. Middle-class taxpayers.
No doubt in my mind. We pay for everything else - well, us and our grandchildren, that is.
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Scuba Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 05:57 PM
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13. Sieze their assets, and be quick about it
BP, Haliburton and anybody else culpible in this disaster.

Cheney should face criminal charges.
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CountAllVotes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:37 PM
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17. Seize Halliburton?
:hi: and Welcome to the DU.

:dem:
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boston bean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:29 PM
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16. We will pay at the pump. nt
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 06:45 PM
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18. We will. They've already raised the price of gas because of this.
Not just BP, but all of them.
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L0oniX Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-02-10 07:16 PM
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20. What middle class???
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