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lonestarnot

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21. Is that all? 18 billion?

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 10:21 AM

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BP spill settlement talks stall as U.S. demands $18 billion - paper [View all] dipsydoodle Sep 2012 OP

BP badly needs to be nationalized... joycejnr Sep 2012 #1

I guess you mean dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #4

A deal won't get done until after the election, and it will be for much less. n/t hughee99 Sep 2012 #2

What?? You mean BP hasn't made enough money off our backs yet to pay up? jonesgirl Sep 2012 #3

Didn't the Obama administration demand BP put 20 billion in an account similar to an shraby Sep 2012 #5

one result of the tanking economy... dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #6

Kick 100% lib2DaBone Sep 2012 #7

I'd imagine more than in all of recorded history, or something close. That's why the R's are silvershadow Sep 2012 #12

Yes, and They_Live Oct 2012 #16

WTF? I thought we had a settlement agreement. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #8

Yeah, just like Exxon (Valdez) or Union Carbide (Bhopal). DCKit Oct 2012 #15

So, what's the price for the health of the world? WHEN CRABS ROAR Sep 2012 #9

All oil companies should be forced to put billions in escrow for just type of thing. nm rhett o rick Sep 2012 #10

Only $18 Billion? Too low. The government needs to take it over until it pays up - $40 Billion, min. marble falls Sep 2012 #11

The original amount was $20B, so you can bet the actual damages are many times that amount. silvershadow Sep 2012 #13

I hope it doesn't get settled until after the President gets re-elected. marble falls Sep 2012 #14

I assume you mean the British Gov't? dixiegrrrrl Oct 2012 #18

BP is a multinational, less than half its assets are in GB. marble falls Oct 2012 #19

BP ads locks Oct 2012 #17

Just kick their asses out and be done with it. bemildred Oct 2012 #20

Is that all? 18 billion? lonestarnot Oct 2012 #21

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