Re: A rather telling cartoon

[Guest guest]

The cartoon speaks the truth. The Democrats have spent Illinois into such a hole

that they are forced to raise taxes on the citizens and on businesses. Lots of

businesses especially are going to move out of state because they think the

taxes will make the cost of business impossible. Their profit margins are too

thin as it is.

The Democratic solution to the problem of businesses leaving??? Raise taxes

even higher on those who remain.

Administrator

[Guest guest]

BP could probably be banned for the sheer number of safety

violations racked up.

http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoons/c/illinois

This is true. It is also true for the country as a

whole. I recently read an article, and will try to

find it again, about BP. BP has twice lost a fortune

in dealing with the Russian government. The Government

over there is called a "Gangster Government" where the

rule of law and contracts mean nothing. Still they are

going back for the third try since they say the US

government isn't that much different under this

administration. What they mean is how first there was

to be no drilling ban after the Gulf Spill. Then there

was one but only in part of the Gulf. Then paid for

contracts on offshore claims up and down the East

Coast were put off limits. Even now when permits are

supposed to be being issued in the Gulf again, none

have been forthcoming. BP knows the game and is moving

elsewhere and taking its rigs with it. Other companies

and contractors are doing the same. Brazil in

particular is welcoming them with open arms.

[Guest guest]

BP could probably be banned for the sheer number of safety

violations racked up.

http://www.cnsnews.com/cartoons/c/illinois

This is true. It is also true for the country as a

whole. I recently read an article, and will try to

find it again, about BP. BP has twice lost a fortune

in dealing with the Russian government. The Government

over there is called a "Gangster Government" where the

rule of law and contracts mean nothing. Still they are

going back for the third try since they say the US

government isn't that much different under this

administration. What they mean is how first there was

to be no drilling ban after the Gulf Spill. Then there

was one but only in part of the Gulf. Then paid for

contracts on offshore claims up and down the East

Coast were put off limits. Even now when permits are

supposed to be being issued in the Gulf again, none

have been forthcoming. BP knows the game and is moving

elsewhere and taking its rigs with it. Other companies

and contractors are doing the same. Brazil in

particular is welcoming them with open arms.

[Guest guest]

They certainly should have been closed down temporarily at least until they fixed their problems. If memory serves, BP had several hundred violations where most other companies had fewer than 20. Maybe putting on site inspectors to watch everything BP did would have worked as well.

BP could probably be banned for the sheer number of safety violations racked up.