http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/ Ideas on Liberty Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:25:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-58474 Peg Perego Reviews Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:10:11 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-58474 Music started playing as soon as I opened this internet site, so annoying! Music started playing as soon as I opened this internet site, so annoying!

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-53650 The Lesson Applied » To Protect and Subvert Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:43:07 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-53650 [...] FDAThe lesson here, though, is that when a government agency is tasked with protecting the public interest, public-sector incentives make it a near certainty that the agency will eventually instead collude with special interests in working against the public interest. Instead of serving the one function that is clearly useful for industry oversight — education and advice to consumers who can then make a more informed choice — the FDA has become a legal arbiter of illusory safety. [...] [...] FDAThe lesson here, though, is that when a government agency is tasked with protecting the public interest, public-sector incentives make it a near certainty that the agency will eventually instead collude with special interests in working against the public interest. Instead of serving the one function that is clearly useful for industry oversight — education and advice to consumers who can then make a more informed choice — the FDA has become a legal arbiter of illusory safety. [...]

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-52303 URL Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:21:28 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-52303 Lovely sharp post. Never considered that it was that effortless. Praises to you! 222210 Lovely sharp post. Never considered that it was that effortless. Praises to you! 222210

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-24623 FDA Has Salt in its Sights | The Freeman | Ideas On Liberty Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:04:52 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-24623 [...] Timely Classic “Economists Against the FDA” by Daniel B. [...] [...] Timely Classic “Economists Against the FDA” by Daniel B. [...]

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-20364 Theory, Evidence and Examples of FDA Harm « Daniel Joseph Smith Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:32:04 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-20364 [...] http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/ [...] [...] http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/ [...]

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-17719 Dr. Steve Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:30:45 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-17719 Jim, if you think our financial system is being run on only good sense and internal expertise YOU need to go back to school. Government influence by the congress, the FDIC and the fed etc. have been and continue to distort the system. We have become so used to the government in every facet of our lives we don't know what freedom means anymore. Step back, way back, and take a look. The last thing we need is more government intervention. Jim, if you think our financial system is being run on only good sense and internal expertise YOU need to go back to school. Government influence by the congress, the FDIC and the fed etc. have been and continue to distort the system.
We have become so used to the government in every facet of our lives we don’t know what freedom means anymore.
Step back, way back, and take a look. The last thing we need is more government intervention.

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-17715 Jim Langdon Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:04:44 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-17715 Letting expertise and good sense govern our financial institutions didnt go so well, why on earth would the health industry do any better? You economists need to go back to school! Letting expertise and good sense govern our financial institutions didnt go so well, why on earth would the health industry do any better? You economists need to go back to school!

]]> http://www.thefreemanonline.org/featured/economists-against-the-fda/comment-page-1/#comment-17704 FDA Admits to Congressional Influence | Foundation for Economic Education Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:14:49 +0000 http://www.thefreemanonline.org/uncategorized/economists-against-the-fda/#comment-17704 [...] Timely Classic “Economists Against the FDA” by Daniel B. Klein Sheldon Richman is the editor of The Freeman and "In brief." He is a [...] [...] Timely Classic “Economists Against the FDA” by Daniel B. Klein Sheldon Richman is the editor of The Freeman and "In brief." He is a [...]

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