> Completely defund the FDA
Deconstructing a necessary regulatory agency isn't the solution.
Best case, you end up creating a worse version of the same thing.
Deconstructing a necessary regulatory agency isn't the solution.
Best case, you end up creating a worse version of the same thing.
After multiple decades large agencies probably need big reforms. If you can implement these within the agency, great. If not, splitting off some of the work to a new agency with these changes is a practical option.
Things used to get overhauled more regularly. The last however was probably 20 years ago with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Since then, crickets.
This approach makes no sense to start on. You want an overhaul of FDA policies, then advocate for that unless you have some plan other than throw everything away and let someone else deal with the practicalities.