Yes, let's go back to the beginning, but this time I'm not going to let you lie about what you said. I notice you editied your remarks to delete the one that started this sub-discussion.
I didn't lie about what I said. You don't read for either comprehension or retention.
You said "lets go back to the beginning, and then you left the beginning out"
Lie by ommission
Wrong. BP has american subsidiaries. Those are the ones whose divident payments will be blocked
And you don't think they can't re-engineer their corporate structure to reduce the amount of business that flows through their U.S. subs? If the U.S. is going to punish their shareholders for U.S. based profits, then the solution is to move those profits elsewhere.
NO, I don't THINK that can't do that; I KNOW they can't
Only the deluded would think that BP could operate gas stations, propane vendors, refineries, etc on american soil and selling to american customers from overseas.
It's clear you are one of those morons who think that government can do whatever it wants and behavior will not alter. Well, this is reality, Dave.
In reality, no one is saying the govt can do anything it wants. Those are the voices in your head that you're hearing.
Yes. It does. Stock listings can move to other exchanges. There is competition.
American incorporated businesses cannot sell stock in a foriegn exchange.
Non-responsive, but I'll take that as a concession that you have a very poor understanding of Sarbox and it's aftermath.
Completely responsive to the complete absence of fact you posted.
I'd be more likely to believe in your ability to predict the future if you demonstrated an ability to predict the past.
I don't need to predict the past. I understand history, you know, the classes you skipped while getting stoned on the fringes of the football field.
It's obvious you have no facts to support your absurd prediction. If you had anything to back you up, you would post it.
I see we have another rightwinger who supports govt welfare.
If oil companies can't make money then they should go out of business. Using govt intervention in the economy to subsidize jobs is socialism. You're supposed to be opposed to socialism.
I call Shenanigans, you nattering nabob of nonsense.
You won't find one post here where I support corporate welfare.
Sure you have. You just did. You supported the govt intervention into the economy. That's socialism and welfare.
I don't want the government to choose Winners or Losers.
Sure you do. You want the govt to keep BP afloat so that people in LA will keep their jobs.
In the case of BP, they first tried to pick a winner, and now they are using the hammer of government to turn them into a loser. The government has highly distorted the market in both cases.
You're just babbling now. Try to write that in a coherent manner. Who is "they" and what did "they" actually do. Your nebulous claims make me think this is just more of your fuzzy headed arguments that have nothing to support them (aside from your delusion)
On a side note, I thought you lefty types were supposed to be compassionate for the working man. Where is your compassion for the workers in the fishing and oil industries whose jobs have been or are at risk of being destroyed? Why are you so eager to see them suffer?
I support legislation to retrain the oil workers in renewable energy technologies. Republicans opposed Obama's plan to increase funding for this.
And as far the fishers go, I support taking over BP, selling it, and sending the proceeds to everyone who has been harmed by BP's negligence. Republicans support capping BP's liability and are happy to see the working people of LA eat shit
