Reply #52: BP and the government do not, at least should not share the

[blindpig]

same priorities.

BP, as a capitalist entity, is only concerned with it's bottom line, in this case avoiding liability. Thus the massive use of toxic dispersants to minimize the public perception of this disaster. The government has the commonweal as it's responsibility, theoretically anyway. Yet it seems that the government is abrogating it's responsibility by deferring to BP's agenda, as great an indictment of how capitalism really works as ya never want to see.

BP should be expropriated without compensation, the workforce and facilities employed under government scientists instead of BP bean counters.