It seems fairly disingenuous to point out the misaligned incentives of regulators without mentioning the misaligned incentives of industry. The FDA was created

It seems fairly disingenuous to point out the misaligned incentives of regulators without mentioning the misaligned incentives of industry. The FDA was created in response to the state of industry absent regulation. It is not an ideal construct, but arguments against its very existence don't pass the smell test. Also not passing the smell test? The idea that a regulator trying to protect his government paycheck and reputation has more power than billion dollar industries. Not in the United States. Not when our regulatory agency's recent histories read the way they do. It's laughable to cast the FDA as an impassable obstacle.