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Frodo
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« on: October 14, 2012, 07:07:43 PM »
« edited: October 14, 2012, 07:10:56 PM by Frodo »

There are some governmental functions that should never be subject to deregulation and privatization.  This is what happens when you defund the FDA:

Food sickens millions as for-profit inspection companies find it safe

By John Lippert
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« Reply #1 on: October 14, 2012, 07:35:16 PM »

It's not a matter of them being defunded or deregulated.  The FDA has never come close to inspecting every food producer in the country, so some producers hire private agencies.
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« Reply #2 on: October 14, 2012, 07:40:11 PM »

It's not a matter of them being defunded or deregulated.  The FDA has never come close to inspecting every food producer in the country, so some producers hire private agencies.

The FDA has never come close because they aren't given enough funding to do the job  themselves.  
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« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2012, 08:50:07 PM »

It's not a matter of them being defunded or deregulated.  The FDA has never come close to inspecting every food producer in the country, so some producers hire private agencies.

The FDA has never come close because they aren't given enough funding to do the job  themselves.  

What is the FDA's budget, and how much do you think it would cost "do the job" themselves?
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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2012, 09:54:02 PM »

And this is why for-profit entities trying to do the government's job suck, kids.
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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2012, 11:45:59 PM »

And this is why for-profit entities trying to do the government's job suck, kids.

Yeah, and seriously, there are hundreds of documentaries, and thousands if not millions of stories that can be found specifically about how the FDA is weak and powerless, and that greedy corporations can corrupt, strong-arm, or simply ignore it when cutting corners for an extra buck.
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« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2012, 09:58:29 AM »

And this is why for-profit entities trying to do subvert the government's job suck, kids.
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