{"by":"michaniskin","id":24211422,"kids":[24212492,24211854],"parent":24210997,"text":"Drugs are not somehow different from any other type of product. All products have some level of risk to the consumer, and may or may not do what they're advertised to do.<p><pre><code> The Car & Truck Administration (CTA) approval process\n ensures both that cars and trucks perform an intended\n function, and that cars and trucks don't harm people.\n Part of the expense of this process is making sure that\n both of these aspects are performed to sufficient\n standards.\n</code></pre>\nAnd yet, we don't seem to need an FDA of cars and trucks costing auto manufacturers $1.4B to develop a new car, and our cars don't explode and kill us. The reason? A car maker who makes unsafe cars goes out of business. Consider Ralph Nader's "Unsafe At Any Speed" did to the Corvair corporation.","time":1597851003,"type":"comment"}