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chev52

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20. corporate screwups

Reply to think (Original post)

Tue May 26, 2015, 12:08 AM

May 2015

The same thing could be said for corporations that screw up big time. After the Exxon Valdez incident and the gulf of mexico disaster, why should BP be allowed to drill oil anywhere? Nobody seems to get jail time for these major oil disasters on land or sea.

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Elizabeth Warren is calling for public hearings on banks [View all] think May 2015 OP

and an investigation into why Obama's legal eagles send no bankers to jail nt msongs May 2015 #1

Some of these banks were called repeat offenders in 2011 and still here we are again: think May 2015 #2

$285 million is a drop in the bucket davidpdx May 2015 #11

Everyone knows why PSPS May 2015 #3

This is the kind of thing I want candidates to be asked if they agree with. For ANY office! n/t arcane1 May 2015 #4

It sure is. Should banks be held accountable for repeatedly violating antitrust laws? think May 2015 #5

Go Elizabeth Go! SoapBox May 2015 #6

Off With Their Heads! markmyword May 2015 #7

My personal favorite is this: Moostache May 2015 #8

Oh man, that is awesome! I'm liking this site! trillion May 2015 #12

The media tells the prolls they need to love Wall Street for their own retirement.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #9

A criminal conspiracy on a massive scale nd the Rico Act Ichingcarpenter May 2015 #10

Thought headline said 'public hangings'. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #13

Hey, Jamie! Bring the cufflinks. Octafish May 2015 #14

Some first class bling there. Just where does one get a pair of those? think May 2015 #18

A new Pecora Commission would be nice. MannyGoldstein May 2015 #15

My lack of historical knowledge forces me once again to use the Google thing. think May 2015 #17

Reading about these banks in The Big Short (Lewis) - same crooksters as in the last decade erronis May 2015 #16

What is wrong with this statement? LiberalLovinLug May 2015 #19

corporate screwups chev52 May 2015 #20