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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Not really. Think about what having to pay for all the damages is doing to BP's bottom line.
The problem is not profit-seeking, but short-term profit seeking.
And besides, it wasn't THEIR money. The worst that could happen if things went bad is that they'd get fired.
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I would agree that it has more to do with no real liability imposed on the ruling class, remember though think about the short and long term positive profit effects this risky behavior would have gained and generally no one would have been the wiser should it have worked. If it had worked BPs execs would have a notch in their belt.
In reality It has little to do with just short term profit, it has more to do with risking things that are not theirs to be risking, a brazen disregard for the environment and all mankind.
I figure if they want to play with powers only god should have they should have a bit more
personal responsibility once it goes wrong.
Imagine what the penalty would be if a terrorist had blown the well as opposed to stupidity from management?