Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LLCF who wrote (67941)	11/10/2013 6:31:31 PM
From: LLCF	Respond to of 71588

(them) meaning congress in the second part in response to his (absurd) claim that congress should pass laws about these things in these types of case by case issues. DAK

To: LLCF who wrote (67941)	11/18/2013 2:36:47 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 71588

The fact that other spending is significantly higher and growing faster is hardly a tangential point, its central to the discussion of the fiscal problems the federal government faces. As for the FDA they should put out. I suppose you'd have them decide on the newest drug to come on the market too They already do, but they shouldn't. Its one thing to have some approval mechanism (governmental or not), and have governments insurance companies (if they choose to) etc. not pay for drugs that are unapproved, but if someone wants to take them anyway, and pay for them with their own money, the government should go after them as outlaws. I'd apply that even stronger to non-tainted foods. In this case the trans fats are so common largely because of previous government advice and pressure against saturated fats.