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2010-06-04 Economy

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Posted by Fred 2010-06-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

#1 The way our laws work, if they pay it they're admitting guilt.
I wouldn't pay an open ended fine, I'd hold out for a definite amount, then try to negotiate it downward.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2010-06-04 00:44|| 2010-06-04 00:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Headline is wrong. $69mill is just the down payment.

Posted by Seafarious 2010-06-04 01:12|| 2010-06-04 01:12|| Front Page Top

#3 It I were BP I be sure to ask for a very detailed, itemized breakdown of the invoice.

Posted by Besoeker 2010-06-04 05:09|| 2010-06-04 05:09|| Front Page Top

#4 The way our laws work, if they pay it they're admitting guilt.

Guilt of what? The way our law works, their well made the mess so they clean it up. Sort of like freshmen puking in the dorm lav.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-06-04 06:51|| 2010-06-04 06:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Well, there's the Air Force One charges, champagne and caviar for Michelle on the plane, Holdner & company researching what laws were broken, and uh ... other stuff.

Posted by Bobby 2010-06-04 06:51|| 2010-06-04 06:51|| Front Page Top

#6 ...teleprompter depreciation, hot air emission fees...

Posted by Matt 2010-06-04 08:53|| 2010-06-04 08:53|| Front Page Top

#7 ...does BP get a royalty fee from the networks for the profits they're making from their circus show? Need to call RIAA for lawyer help.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-06-04 09:01|| 2010-06-04 09:01|| Front Page Top

#8 Friend and I were curious - I thought hurricane season begins mid-July, friend thought August. Its great and all that the accountants and lawyers in DC have a handle on this aspect, but would it not be better served for BP to directly use this money to hire out instead of the gov truffle shuffle?

But I guess that raises another question - who's in charge here? Cuz there is a ticker clock in my imagination which says this could get much worse.

Posted by swksvolFF 2010-06-04 17:21|| 2010-06-04 17:21|| Front Page Top

#9 CNN AM NEWS segment > I missed most of the segment, but IIUC POTUS BAMMER was proclaiming his personal resentment of BP dolling out roughly US$10.0BILYUHN? in Dividend or Shareholder Royalties while claiming to NOT enuff $$$ to fix and end the Deepwater oil gush???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-06-04 22:52|| 2010-06-04 22:52|| Front Page Top

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