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In response to ""So where are all the 'Save the Gulf' concerts?"" by nubby

eh... we like to live in denial that there are hungry/poor people in our country, but there was a lot of support around Katrina

Posted by stewie (aka whysoserious) Jun 8 '10, 17:51

This one is probably not the same because it's such a slow moving event.

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plus, I'm not sure throwing money at it would make things any better. -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:52 4
- A lot of people are out of a livlihood because of it. -- nm - mara Jun 8, 17:53 3
  - very true.' -- nm - loosilu Jun 8, 17:57 2
    - And BP should be compensating them, not american citizens. - howie Jun 8, 18:01 1
      - well, there are already mechanisms in place for American taxpayers to compensate them, as well. - loosilu Jun 8, 18:03
And there's the corporate angle where you're asking people to donate to alleviate BP's duty here. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 8, 17:52

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