Is there a "fear" that's holding you back? What should you do about it?

Sandi,

Thanks for expressing your Big Pharma thoughts.

That's big business for you...and absolute power corrupting absolutely anything and everything it can reach.

And this line of thinking is part of the problem.

It is NOT Big Business. It is the Govt that Makes Rules which Restrict the little guy in Favor of Big Business. The GOVT, not Business.

Imagine there was no FDA. The Stores would be able to Stock the Items That Sell - such as the effective natural non-patentable items. Big Pharma would have a Real Battle on its hands, wouldn't it.

BUT, THE GOVT makes a rule in favor of Big Pharma - usually because those making the rules have a vested interest. So Don't Blame Big Business, put the blame on those who create the situation... The Govt.

In fact, if you look closely at Bad Things which get attributed to Capitalism, you'll find Govt first and foremost which makes it happen that way. But the Govt - even the so-called right leaning conservatives - like it when business is blamed as it disguises and hides the real culprits... The Govt.

Michael Ross

Michael, I realize you're not in this country and see things develop as we do therefore your conclusions will make sense to you but not to those of us who are here and see what goes on.

In this particular case it really IS big business, ie: the pharmaceuticals, that are calling the shots. They have deep pockets and tons of 'pull' on Capitol Hill and elsewhere with large numbers of lobbyists and other resources mom and pop businesses only dream of (or have nightmares about).

My statement is not part of the problem. It is an attempt to awaken the sleepy folks to what is really happening. It was Big Pharma who proposed, indirectly through their agents (lobbyists) the legislation that allowed them to forego sharing negative findings. When you have the fox guarding the hen house, the inevitable happens more often than not.

Sandi Bowman

Sandi,

Thanks for adding.

I know perfectly well how Big Pharma operates. I know perfectly well the politicians getting kickbacks to push drugs. I know perfectly well the Jobs members of the FDA get with Big Pharma. And I know perfectly well that the guy who founded the FDA was subsequently ejected out of it because he had integrity and would not allow Benzene and related products onto the market.

My point is... as long as people keep blaming Big Pharma the others get a pass. Yes, Big Pharma has money to spend and Lobbyists. But it is the Pollies that vote the rules through. They get a pass on what they do as long as people keep getting angry at Big Pharma - let's jsut call it MisDirection.

Will making their backdoor deal public change anything? No, I seriously doubt it. For those who stand to gain are those who would make the rules to prevent it. Meaning, they will NOT remove the FDA. Medicine will not be a Free Enterprise. It will Always be a Controlled Entity. Something, I believe, one of the Founding Fathers Warned against.

Michael Ross

Michael, thanks for your comments.

Like many others, you are assuming everything is done via the legislature. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, legislators had little to do, really, with the 'no reporting of negatives' change in the FDA. It was, basically, a tacit agreement between opposing parties as a method to eliminate the backlog of requests for approval. ???Yeah, that's what I thought, too.

Somebody really wasn't thinking when they essentially gave away their only reason for the FDA to exist...to protect the public. There's no protection for the public when the offenders/guilty parties don't have to acknowledge problems in the reports or anywhere else. Anything the government has to do with it was subsequent to the real deal...just a rubber stamp with no more thought than an 'oh, okay'...

BTW, it has been stated that the Big Pharmas put through deals they really don't care about, at little or no cost, as part of the deal so the FDA can show that they're 'doing their job' when they deny the request. It's a cover up for their inefficiency and ineffectiveness. Better watch those feet under the table...they're playing footsie!

Sandi Bowman