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The "why do I have to pay for this!" argument still doesn't work - you pay for it because the government acts as a representative of the people.
Put another way: BP shareholders didn't spill any oil, but they'll ultimately pay for the disaster.
$20 million seems reasonable on face, and matches up well with my (exceptionally lazy and surface-level) search of verdicts on CA - it's a rounding error in terms of the government's mess, as well.
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