Gulf coast oil spill

[Lamplighter]

Just heard on TV another attack on Obama's handling of the oil spill.

Business people along the coast are saying the BP fund to reimburse them
for losses due to the spill are taking too long to get the $ out to them.
They say that a lot of their businesses are on a "cash basis" so
they don't have receipts to show how much they made last year.

Maybe if they had paid taxes on all of that "cash basis" income...

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Just heard on TV another attack on Obama's handling of the oil spill.

Business people along the coast are saying the BP fund to reimburse them
for losses due to the spill are taking too long to get the $ out to them.
They say that a lot of their businesses are on a "cash basis" so
they don't have receipts to show how much they made last year.

Maybe if they had paid taxes on all of that "cash basis" income...

Why attack Obama for that? It sounds like a problem with BP.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by classicman

Yes.
1) Attack ad

Obama took over this and appointed a rep to handle it. He is responsible now, not BP.
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2)

People scamming the system not paying taxes now aren't getting what they
think they should or its taking too long .... whatever..

Two separate points related, but different.

I misunderstood. I thought you were separating

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Why attack Obama for that?

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

It sounds like a problem with BP.