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ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts) Sun Oct 19, 2014, 03:15 PM Oct 2014

Do you think the EPA and the FDA, in their current form, are good for the USA?

This poll is about your opinion on the current state of the EPA and the FDA.

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	Yes, the EPA and FDA are good.
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	The EPA is good, but the FDA is not so good.
	0 (0%)
	The EPA is not so good, but the FDA is good.
	0 (0%)
	No, the EPA and FDA are not so good.
	0 (0%)
	I hate the sky.
	0 (0%)
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Do you think the EPA and the FDA, in their current form, are good for the USA? (Original Post) ZombieHorde Oct 2014 OP

I find that the FDA is a bit too beholden to corporate interests, like pharma. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #1

Do you think the FDA has OKed some bad drugs? ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #4

I think they're complicit in protectionist scams, preventing generic competitors. NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #5

Thanks. I'll check those out. ZombieHorde Oct 2014 #6

OSHA gotta be kidding me. nt valerief Oct 2014 #2

Do you mean bought and paid for and not functioning correctly? Jamastiene Oct 2014 #3

Like most things, could be better. The best antidote to problems is elect democrats bhikkhu Oct 2014 #7

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

1. I find that the FDA is a bit too beholden to corporate interests, like pharma.

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 03:21 PM

Oct 2014

I think there are times that the EPA has failed us, too, but more often than not puts the peoples' best interests first.

IMHO, many three letter agencies like the PTO and FDA have been tasked to balance the interests of the people with the interests of commerce.

Patents, for example, are granted ONLY if the inventor fully divulges the details of their invention, so that others might benefit from it.

I can appreciate that duality, but I think the peoples' interests have increasingly become less and less well protected.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

4. Do you think the FDA has OKed some bad drugs?

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 12:59 AM

Oct 2014

Why do you think they're putting corporate profits before people's health?

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

5. I think they're complicit in protectionist scams, preventing generic competitors.

Reply to ZombieHorde (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 01:12 AM

Oct 2014

I think they should be advocating for more accurate and informative labeling.

This link takes you to a list of 15 questionable practices:

http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com/blog/2011/15-disturbing-facts-about-the-fda/

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)

6. Thanks. I'll check those out.

Reply to NYC_SKP (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 01:26 AM

Oct 2014

I have seen some hints of mistrust toward these groups lately, and I'm trying to figure out what's up.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

2. OSHA gotta be kidding me. nt

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 03:38 PM

Oct 2014

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)

3. Do you mean bought and paid for and not functioning correctly?

Reply to ZombieHorde (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2014, 03:41 PM

Oct 2014

If so, nope, not in their current form. It's an insult really, like Midol and Pamprin. The FDA and the EPA along with Midol and Pamprin are all insults to thinking people who realize they are not working as intended.

bhikkhu

(10,725 posts)

7. Like most things, could be better. The best antidote to problems is elect democrats