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alistairSHtoday at 6:30 PM1 replyview on HN

Not to mention it ignores reality. Most consumers have neither the time now knowledge to research everything they buy. That's one of the roles of government.


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Nifty3929today at 9:33 PM

That's one of the important reasons - I thought - that we have the FDA in the first place. But these days I'm really not so sure. So many promising treatments rejected (or just stalled forever) while pointless placebos and worse get or remain approved.

So - why again does the FDA exist?