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Originally Posted by Amputate Your Head
That is absurd. BP rakes in billions of dollars every quarter in profit... not gross, profit. They spent exactly $0.00 on plans for exactly what is going on right now. It's not like they were some poor, overworked, understaffed company perpetually on the brink because we consumers demand so much from them. They didn't spend a single cent of that profit money towards cleanup plans or prevention plans, and they are worth more than many nations. They couldn't even be bothered to put a living person down as the emergency contact on their government permit. And you think consumers share blame for this?
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I highly doubt that they spent $0 on safety measures, you either made that fact up, or are just repeating some "spin" you heard on TV or some blog. Media likes to potray BP as bunch of incompetent fools, all doing nothing except counting all the "Billions" that they make, but it's far from the truth.
In hindsight we all have the right the answers, but if 12 months ago someone would challenge you with a question: "Given the friction in the middle east, do you think drilling our own oil in the Gulf is a good idea?" I'm sure your opinion on this issue would be quite different than it is now...