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BeFree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-08-10 10:29 AM
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18. precedent
Is there one? I doubt it, except for us owning GM, which was unprecedented, eh?

Basically what we are seeing is a massive loss in stock value - 70B already.
Almost 30B of that was lost by Americans. Those stock owners need to be reimbursed.

Then we are looking at another 70B in cleanup costs and payments to injured parties.

Before BP falls over flat, and with it the movement of the oil, Obama needs to protect us from further financial losses, impediments to distribution and the coming British finger as BP walks away.

The money saved in lawyer fees alone would be amazing.
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  -Strategic Advice for BP America: Just Move On (asap) marions ghost  Jun-08-10 08:04 AM   #0 
  - I just don't see another major buying BP American assets.  Statistical   Jun-08-10 08:06 AM   #1 
  - I think the OP was talking about rigs & other assets in the US  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-08-10 08:17 AM   #2 
  - I just don't see other oil companies wanting any of BP assets.  Statistical   Jun-08-10 08:22 AM   #3 
  - The article seems to argue  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 08:54 AM   #5 
     - Nobody "needs" the American market....  Statistical   Jun-08-10 08:58 AM   #6 
        - So, you'd say that  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 09:33 AM   #8 
           - Not exactly.  Statistical   Jun-08-10 09:43 AM   #10 
              - thanks for those statistics--I didnt know that  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 09:55 AM   #11 
                 - I am not sure.  Statistical   Jun-08-10 10:00 AM   #12 
                    - Seems like raising taxpayers cut  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 01:41 PM   #30 
                       - I remember reading somewhere that prior to 1980? it was roughly double what it is now.  Statistical   Jun-08-10 02:42 PM   #33 
                          - that is interesting  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 02:45 PM   #34 
  - So you're going to send your military  dipsydoodle   Jun-08-10 08:35 AM   #4 
     - They can seize all of the assets in our country and our surrounding waters  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-08-10 09:10 AM   #7 
        - I understand what you mean now.  dipsydoodle   Jun-08-10 10:19 AM   #15 
        - Yes it is a twisted mentality at the top...pathological, certifiable  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 10:28 AM   #17 
           - If president, I would go on national television and list every recipient of BP money  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-08-10 01:54 PM   #31 
              - Foot dragging...  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 02:40 PM   #32 
                 - PASS FORFEITURE LAWS FOR WHITE COLLAR CRIMINALS NOW!  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-08-10 04:05 PM   #36 
                    - OK  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 04:33 PM   #37 
                       - You know what's weird?  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-08-10 04:52 PM   #38 
                          - About prosecuting environmental offenders  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 05:47 PM   #39 
                             - This is the group  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 06:28 PM   #40 
                             - Laws need to be changed to imprison corporate executives for life sentences.  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-09-10 09:12 AM   #42 
                                - I think this BP Oil Spill  marions ghost   Jun-09-10 02:52 PM   #43 
                                   - We need proportional representation. The winner takes all system leaves too many unrepresented.  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-09-10 08:13 PM   #44 
                                   - Deleted message  Name removed   Jun-09-10 08:44 PM   #45 
                                      - The system is corrupt  marions ghost   Jun-10-10 06:57 AM   #46 
                                         - The Green Party didn't defeat Gore, Gore beat Gore  AnArmyVeteran   Jun-10-10 07:50 AM   #47 
                                            - The way the system is now  marions ghost   Jun-10-10 08:12 AM   #48 
  - Exxon - BP merger has already existed.  truedelphi   Jun-08-10 01:07 PM   #29 
     - And  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 03:32 PM   #35 
  - What an asshole  blindpig   Jun-08-10 09:36 AM   #9 
  - And for that, I gave it a rec.  Catherina   Jun-08-10 10:21 AM   #16 
  - What a mess  BeFree   Jun-08-10 10:04 AM   #13 
  - Give me a precedent  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 10:15 AM   #14 
  - precedent  BeFree   Jun-08-10 10:29 AM   #18 
     - So we need to get 100B at least,  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 10:38 AM   #19 
        - Liens  BeFree   Jun-08-10 10:50 AM   #20 
           - Something I read  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 11:20 AM   #21 
              - well  BeFree   Jun-08-10 11:28 AM   #22 
                 - Right, what I thought, so if  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 11:50 AM   #24 
                    - Obama  BeFree   Jun-08-10 12:39 PM   #26 
                       - So, I wonder  BeFree   Jun-08-10 01:00 PM   #27 
                          - maybe for the money  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 01:05 PM   #28 
  - You don't seem to understand this - BP owns  truedelphi   Jun-09-10 01:02 AM   #41 
  - Yep...Then Sneak Back In Later...  KharmaTrain   Jun-08-10 11:37 AM   #23 
     - Don't we  marions ghost   Jun-08-10 12:28 PM   #25 
 

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