Reply #24: $8 BILLION is LESS than $500,000 isn't it? Isn't that the new BP math???

[AnArmyVeteran]

Corporate math is always screwed up. They would always rather save pennies to maximize profits today, without caring that if they spent those pennies they would make a lot more money in the future if they acted responsibly. Corporations hate regulations, but regulations save them money in the long run. But getting a quick buck is always more important than doing what is right or responsible. At least President Obama said BP was going to pay. But there is no way BP will ever pay for all the creatures it killed or for the loss in revenue to the shrimpers and fishermen who might lose their livelihoods. BP couldn't care less about them. BP and other corporations are always too busy praying to their bottom lines to worry about anything bothersome, like being responsible.