Reply #8: And more fun facts posted today-- BP and GOM Crisis

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10 Critical Facts about BP and the Gulf of Mexico Crisis


1. On May 10, BP said it had already spent $350 million as a result of the Deepwater Horizon accident.

2. By contrast, in the first three months of this year, BP made $93 million per day in pure profits. This does not include the huge salaries and perks of its executives that are considered “costs,” not profits. Thus, BP has spent what might seem to many people to be a big number on the accident ($350million) but it is only equivalent to 4 days of pure profits for BP.

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8413624