1. Is it a proper role for government to solve that particular problem? Who else is going to? There's no profit in it, so you can't expect someone to do it out

1. Is it a proper role for government to solve that particular problem? Who else is going to? There's no profit in it, so you can't expect someone to do it out of Smith-ian self-interest. And you certainly can't expect the pharma companies to police themselves; they hide studies that clearly show adverse, even deadly side effects, and otherwise outright lie, even with the FDA around. Imagine the hijinks that would ensue without it.