Money is a kind of technology, but it is different than an oil spill.  Don't get me wrong.  There are a lot of similarities between the two, but money is just a little bit different. 

An oil spill can happen quickly and it is a disaster as far as the oil business goes.  A financial system can collapse and everyone's money can become worthless.

Capping the oil spill can be answered with technology.  Ultimately rivets and bolts will solve the problem (if it can be solved.)  Metal can be formed in a way where oil spill will no longer leak.  Yet we've proven we can overextend ourselves beyond our technological capabilities.

The ocean pressure and zero-G present physically phenomenal foils.

Fixing a financial collapse, in contrast, requires as much psychology as it does practical-know-how.  Elbow grease means nothing when it comes to fixing an economic collapse these days.  Digits and dataflow don't respond to the twist of a wrench unless one aims to free a component from its power source.  Fixing an economy requires adjusting something in our heads.

Our belief in spending keeps the economy going.

"The Economy" runs on our spending, but our spending relies on something like elbow grease (although these days we are more often required to exert empathy as a more common job requirement than any kind of real physicality.)  "The Economy" runs on your ability to represent a corporate image in a positive fashion.

Employees at BP understand that right now possibly more than anyone else (other than maybe a Sprint employee.)

Money is a kind of technology.  It is part elbow grease and part imagination combined with a little faith.  Faith in the value of your bank account goes a long way.  Faith in restitution paid divides a public scoundrel from a fellow citizen who may have been possibly negligent.  Money is part technology and part sorcery. 

Money can heal emotional wounds. 
Money can motivate action.
Money can address almost any problem it seems at times.

Spent money spent speaks volumes because it represents what is important at any given time.