tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post4957137523583924967..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: BP to pay another $1.5 billion to MississippiKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-13882408983200966622015-07-03T09:53:29.779-05:002015-07-03T09:53:29.779-05:00Look at the bright side: you now get Gulf of Mexi...Look at the bright side: you now get Gulf of Mexico shrimps predipped in oil. It fries easier that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28373973074304884942015-07-02T17:48:01.758-05:002015-07-02T17:48:01.758-05:00The damage caused by the 'spill' was to th...The damage caused by the 'spill' was to the ecological system, not to the 'general fund' and not to 'inland individuals who want a check'. We already have shrimp and oysters too small or deformed to harvest. Oysters in the store are from the State of Washington now. Blobs are still surfacing along the coast. People have been warned to not enter the water along the Mississippi Coast and the water has been shitty for over half a century. If any money at all flows into the state's coffers, it will be deliberately wasted, just like the so called 'tobacco settlement'. And Feel will hitch up his britches and claim it as a victory for himself and industrial development. Oyster Po-Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53063837485166125892015-07-02T16:03:51.906-05:002015-07-02T16:03:51.906-05:00The governor wants it to be used for the Coast but...The governor wants it to be used for the Coast but also wants it put in the general fund. I see another push to eliminate income tax since our general fund will be so flush. Good luck Coast on getting your extra funds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43738249814831305752015-07-02T14:24:28.154-05:002015-07-02T14:24:28.154-05:00Let's deposit it with the tobacco money and sp...Let's deposit it with the tobacco money and spend it. That way we can tell the voters how good we are with budgets.Johnny Waddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-76866579444851950372015-07-02T13:30:36.811-05:002015-07-02T13:30:36.811-05:0010:37 - the differing amounts depend to a large de...10:37 - the differing amounts depend to a large degree on the number of miles of shoreline and the distance away from the well. Louisiana has many more miles of shoreline (includes marshlands). This was directed in the legislation creating the basis for the payments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29781684057454075442015-07-02T13:21:46.576-05:002015-07-02T13:21:46.576-05:00It'll go to the new minor league stadium in Bi...It'll go to the new minor league stadium in Biloxi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-15959256071808649422015-07-02T11:46:55.576-05:002015-07-02T11:46:55.576-05:00Settlement or not I will never, ever buy another g...Settlement or not I will never, ever buy another gallon of BP gasoline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-53436406344406400872015-07-02T11:39:08.956-05:002015-07-02T11:39:08.956-05:0010:48 - that drew a genuine snort.10:48 - that drew a genuine snort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50558678475081507282015-07-02T11:20:19.303-05:002015-07-02T11:20:19.303-05:00"Which outside council gets 40% of the $1.5 b..."Which outside council gets 40% of the $1.5 billion? I guess that will be up-front money for the lawyers?"<br /><br />Not sure, but I'd wager Jim Hood would consider them "family".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-68377040556248760082015-07-02T11:03:40.893-05:002015-07-02T11:03:40.893-05:00typical garbage. government sues on behalf of its ...typical garbage. government sues on behalf of its citizens yet they never see a penny. and corp pays b/c its in essence a tax. the system is broke<br /><br />lets see them cut checks to each taxpayer instead. there is no environmental impact to repairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-21505362273612498142015-07-02T10:48:38.315-05:002015-07-02T10:48:38.315-05:00I say take it to the Beau Rivage and drop it down ...I say take it to the Beau Rivage and drop it down on Red for double or nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-8386289234653199132015-07-02T10:37:53.374-05:002015-07-02T10:37:53.374-05:00Louisiana gets $6.8 billion
Alabama gets $2.3 bill...Louisiana gets $6.8 billion<br />Alabama gets $2.3 billion<br />Mississippi gets $2.2 billion<br /><br />Color me less than impressed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69657283064730538742015-07-02T10:12:34.448-05:002015-07-02T10:12:34.448-05:00Damn JJ, the naysayers are out early this morning....Damn JJ, the naysayers are out early this morning.<br /><br />Doesn't anybody realize that this is a good thing? A reasonable settlement for a disaster - but one that really didn't do that bad a damage to our coastal area. <br /><br />Not a fan of Bryant or Hood. And realize it really wasn't all that much of either of their doing - at least not as much as they are personally taking credit for it.<br /><br />But it isn't as much about who takes credit, its just important that it was done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29993520990113259242015-07-02T09:07:36.468-05:002015-07-02T09:07:36.468-05:00I wish we would actually put this money into a tru...I wish we would actually put this money into a trust and use the earnings--similar to what was intended with the tobacco settlement. But both isles will probably squander it.<br /><br />No one has long term vision in Jackson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58164421926944033282015-07-02T09:03:42.084-05:002015-07-02T09:03:42.084-05:00Hail King Barbour and the no bid crumbs he tosses ...Hail King Barbour and the no bid crumbs he tosses to his minions. <br /><br />King Barbour's grace and favor is not for you! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-32273386791604449632015-07-02T08:48:45.104-05:002015-07-02T08:48:45.104-05:00I feel certain the same old group are licking thei...I feel certain the same old group are licking their chops this morning and gathering cash to pass out as campaign donations. No need to name them because most know who they are. What is not squandered will be stolen as part of no bid contracts to those that always seem to be involved in this type of legal theft. The citizens of our state need to demand that the process by open to all. If we are not vigilant and vocal about how this money is used expect more of the same Katrina type spending in areas that only benefitted the politically connected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33519615954433415872015-07-02T08:46:47.148-05:002015-07-02T08:46:47.148-05:00Which outside council gets 40% of the $1.5 billion...Which outside council gets 40% of the $1.5 billion? I guess that will be up-front money for the lawyers?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48083827326043928322015-07-02T08:18:28.045-05:002015-07-02T08:18:28.045-05:00This, in itself, is totally meaningless. The value...This, in itself, is totally meaningless. The value will be found in the outcome. And that may not be realized for sixty to 140 years. By then the money will have long ago been squandered on things totally unrelated to the ecology, living things in the Gulf and replacing what can't be replaced. <br /><br />But, in a way, its just like losing a family member and someone's liability insurance paying you enough to buy two new cars and some stuff for the house. <br />For The Sake Of Comparisonnoreply@blogger.com