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irstupid on 27 September 2016
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sethnintendo said:
method114 said:

I haven't looked much into the EPA so I'll have to look into that further.

The FDA don't even get me started on how worthless they have become. Your worried about the stuff in our food once the FDA is gone? You should be worried now. The stuff the FDA is allowing in our foods is stuff that is completely illegal in Europe. The FDA as far as people are concerened is being run by big pharma. I'm not saying I want to get rid of the FDA compeltely because it's a good idea to have something like this. The problem is Big Pharma has used their money to take control of it and it's not doing it's job properly. Maybe the threat of being disbanded will actually get them to do their job and not whatever Big Pharma ask them to do. 

I think the main problem is the revolving door.  You are a CEO or near top position, lobbyist, etc at some pharmaceutical company and then you go work for the FDA, and then you go back to well reserved job in industry (this might repeat a few times).  Happens with the Food industry also.  Same could be said when Bush pushed his pro coal lobbyist into the head of the EPA.  I don't like the revolving door.  You have people from industry that want to maximize profits while trying to get rid of all safeguards.  These are the people that are supposedly looking out for your best interest when really they are just looking out for their own.

I know the FDA is a joke now because they have been gutted for far too long.  They have like 1 person that is supposed to oversee numerous companies if not entire industries.  It just isn't possible.  I believe George W Bush was pretty heavy handed on neutering the FDA.  I know a little about the food industry through horror novels such as Fast Food Nation.  Sometimes it is best not to think about it but considering everyone needs food to survive it should be one of the top government agencies but usually it just gets ignored.

Like the Hillary Clinton, DNC revolving door.

You know how 2008 Hillary Clinton's advisor is now the head of the DNC. And the former head of the DNC is now her vice president running mate.

Really makes a Bernie Sanders supporter have faith in that system.

That's why people want to vote for Trump. It's a chink in the millions of revolving doors in politics. Is it a good chink? Can't say, but it is a chink.