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this is a fine idea in theory, but in practice, the responsibility for managing such an index would (in the US) be split unpredictably between the FDA and/or US
by tessierashpool 3y ago
this is a fine idea in theory, but in practice, the responsibility for managing such an index would (in the US) be split unpredictably between the FDA and/or USDA. the agencies have wildly varying budgets, a Byzantine web of overlap in their responsibilities, and the GOP's trying to defund them both anyway.
indeed, the Supreme Court's agreed to hear a case next year which they may use to dismantle the entire legal basis for all the US govmt's regulatory agencies. arguments in that case begin on Jan 17th
- chad_c 3y agoFor those interested in learning more about the cases here, the precedent is referred to as "Chevron" [1] and the case seeking to overturn it this term is Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo [2]. Cafe Insider discussed the case in detail this week [3]. [1]https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/467/837/ https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/467/837/ [2]https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/loper-bright-enterprises-v-raimondo/ https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/loper-bright-ent... [3] https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/cafe-insider-1-2-do-agencies-have-agency-with-rachel-barkow/?utm_source=CAFE&utm_campaign=b510888b2d-20240102_NewInsiderEpisode_Insiders&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_575ee841eb-b510888b2d-165506226 https://cafe.com/insider-podcast/cafe-insider-1-2-do-agencie...