[political1]

Who is paying for this penalty? The stock holders. The people buying gas at the gas pump will pay more. When all said and done the government will make money from the fines, and everybody else will pay more. Compensatory damages are one thing, but punitive fines should go to individuals responsible, not ‘everybody will pay more to cover the cost of the fine.’

[Sequoyah101]

Thanks. You made me laugh. The company can’t pay these fines and certainly individuals can’t.

BP will appeal and delay until some more favorable regime may come along.

If paid the shareholders will and even the public will. Shareholders by bankruptcy and the public by rediculous regulation.

It is well established now that when someone craps his pants like BP everyone gets a diaper.

Thanks for the laugh in this joyless time.