{"by":"orev","id":24212157,"kids":[24212860],"parent":24210828,"text":"You start going in the right direction by talking about the cost of the FDA process, but then veer off into the weeds with a solution from extreme Libertarianism. History has shown over and over and over again that this type of hands-off approach and “let the consumer decide” mumbo jumbo absolutely does not work. It’s just as debunked as the trickle down economics theories. They have been tried so many times and failed every time.<p>If I’m in the ER am I supposed to stop and check every single drug they give me before having emergency surgery? Is the hospital? Would we give the right for every citizen in the country to inspect the premises of every drug manufacturer? So now anyone must be allowed to walk into any factory whenever they want to see what’s going on? How should any layperson be expected to have the knowledge and expertise to even perform an evaluation?<p>I can imagine some kind of review site where people post 1-star reviews like “took drugs, died anyway”. How many bad reviews/people dead would you say should be enough for a company to be removed?","time":1597854041,"type":"comment"}