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It has long been the contention of many economists that the incentive structure of the FDA is biased towards killing people through inaction (too strict approva
by jacoblyles 17y ago
It has long been the contention of many economists that the incentive structure of the FDA is biased towards killing people through inaction (too strict approval) rather than killing people through too loose of approval standards.
The FDA takes a lot more heat when someone dies from a drug they approve than when 100 people die from not having access to a drug that they drag their feet on.