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The people that work in the FDA are experts in the safety of food and drugs. The representatives in Congress are...not. Either group can be bought off by a tob
by strommen 10y ago
The people that work in the FDA are experts in the safety of food and drugs.
The representatives in Congress are...not.
Either group can be bought off by a tobacco company, which seems to be what happened in this case.
- eplanit 10y agoPerhaps it could have been phrased more clearly: It seems like more and more [the force (and consequence to the citizen) of the government's authority] is based on "rules" issued by unelected officials, and less based on actual laws passed by [elected members of] Congress.