British Petroleum to Dump 3 Pounds of Mercury into Lake Michigan Per Year

it's unfettered, lase-faire capitalism that requires companies to race to the bottom line--at all costs. it's much more profitable to sell a product if you don't have to worry about destroying the immediate surroundings.

this was brought about by the Reagan revolution's mantra of "less regulation"--BS. all they want is less restrictions that protect innocent people. it's law-less-ness, plain and simple.

so I challenge the right wing capitalist to explain what hardship would BP have to suffer if it was required under law (regulation) to dispose of it's mercury in an environmentally sensible way? would it, as they right always claims, "put them out of business"? more BS...