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"...libertarian dream. Just abolish the FDA..." I just do not get why folks think that 'libertarian' -- means abolish regulatory bodies of any kind. I would su

"...libertarian dream. Just abolish the FDA..." I just do not get why folks think that 'libertarian' -- means abolish regulatory bodies of any kind. I would suggest that you take the following view: Libertarians in US would like to reduce federal government regulation. This means regulatory function just like general economic and political power has to be split across states, local government, and free consortiums'. Where the job of a federal government is to enforce contracts between free entities and referee disputes http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/libertarianism.html#A9 http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/libertarianism.html#A9 While not clearly articulated (and and indication that Libertarian party platform is far from fully developed), I think the Libertarian platform must include a position about 'normalized contract language' for common contracts. Otherwise this is where lawyers working for larger corporations -- always win the disputes and this would cause a completely unfair system. Are there federal government regulations that must remain? -- yes of course. A FDA related discussion (albeit subjective) is here http://www.dailypaul.com/257985/do-libertarians-want-to-eliminate-the-fda http://www.dailypaul.com/257985/do-libertarians-want-to-elim...

x0x0 12y ago
well, in the case of the glibertarians, because Ron Paul, one of the so-called leading lights, explicitly advocates for ending the fda. Reporter: So in that particular case would the reasonable alternative being no FDA? Ron Paul: I think so because, I don't think, I think they've done more harm than good because sometimes it might take them 25 years to allow a good drug to come onto the marketplace and the rules and regulations inhibits the options of the physician to use drugs for anything other than not approved by the FDA, which means it slows up research and the cost goes up and then when it's approved by the FDA, guess what happens? If you're on the inside track of that- I'm the FDA- today I approve this drug, tomorrow, their drug company's value, their stock goes up fifty fold. Just because a bureaucrat made this decision. So, it's a protection of the corporation is basically what it is. People weren't dying from bad drugs before we had the FDA. I mean, it just didn't happen. There'd be other agencies that would do this. There'd be no reason to assume that all of a sudden, the drug companies have it in their interest to give you a bad drug. http://www.naturalnews.com/035519_Ron_Paul_FDA_Big_Pharma.html# http://www.naturalnews.com/035519_Ron_Paul_FDA_Big_Pharma.ht...
- dTal 12y ago
  >"People weren't dying from bad drugs before we had the FDA. I mean, it just didn't happen" Wow. I refuse to believe that Ron Paul of all people has never heard of "snake oil". The FDA was formed precisely in response to "people dying from bad drugs": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act#History_of_Passage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act#History_... How do we let politicians get away with this sort of thing?

x0x0 12y ago

well, in the case of the glibertarians, because Ron Paul, one of the so-called leading lights, explicitly advocates for ending the fda. Reporter: So in that particular case would the reasonable alternative being no FDA? Ron Paul: I think so because, I don't think, I think they've done more harm than good because sometimes it might take them 25 years to allow a good drug to come onto the marketplace and the rules and regulations inhibits the options of the physician to use drugs for anything other than not approved by the FDA, which means it slows up research and the cost goes up and then when it's approved by the FDA, guess what happens? If you're on the inside track of that- I'm the FDA- today I approve this drug, tomorrow, their drug company's value, their stock goes up fifty fold. Just because a bureaucrat made this decision. So, it's a protection of the corporation is basically what it is. People weren't dying from bad drugs before we had the FDA. I mean, it just didn't happen. There'd be other agencies that would do this. There'd be no reason to assume that all of a sudden, the drug companies have it in their interest to give you a bad drug. http://www.naturalnews.com/035519_Ron_Paul_FDA_Big_Pharma.html# http://www.naturalnews.com/035519_Ron_Paul_FDA_Big_Pharma.ht...

dTal 12y ago
>"People weren't dying from bad drugs before we had the FDA. I mean, it just didn't happen" Wow. I refuse to believe that Ron Paul of all people has never heard of "snake oil". The FDA was formed precisely in response to "people dying from bad drugs": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act#History_of_Passage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pure_Food_and_Drug_Act#History_... How do we let politicians get away with this sort of thing?