The FDA used to not be funded by the pharmaceutical industry, and instead be directly funded. There are routine questions about how the current arrangement infl

The FDA used to not be funded by the pharmaceutical industry, and instead be directly funded. There are routine questions about how the current arrangement influences FDA decision making in a way that negatively affects their ability to independently review drugs. IOW: the current setup causes the FDA to approve things they probably should not have approved, because they are incentivized to "get along" with the companies paying them.