Guard watches coast for oil slick's first wave

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Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I agree with your comments to me. I feel though, that making US pay for something we didn't bring on ourselves is wrong. BP should pay for this in full, all of the cleanup costs, and the aftermath. And if it kills them as a company, then so be it.

The American people have suffered from this enough. We shouldnt have to pay 1 cent for something they did.

Let's say I agreed with your statements - I don't but I will set that aside for this discussion. The US government declares BP has full fiscal responsibility for cleanup and aftermath costs. BP agrees, and further agrees that the US citizens should not pay for it. They set aside xxx billion dollars, out of their profits. Now they continue selling oil, and processing it. How do you figure out that they didn't pass the costs down the line through normal operating costs?