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Hey FDA, government doesn’t ban cars because people drive them off cliffs

The government doesn’t ban cars just because some idiots drive cars off cliffs; it doesn’t ban pencils because pencils can be shoved into the eye; and it [e.g., the FDA] has no business banning a painkiller just because some patients don’t know how to use it correctly. Continue reading

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FDA’s History Reveals Power Plays Produced No Health Benefits

So says a press release from the Independent Institute: Oakland, CA, Feb. 10, 2010—The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested a $4.03 billion budget for FY2011, a 23 percent increase over last year. Prompted by the FDA’s vast reach … Continue reading

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Reduce drug prices by reducing FDA’s authority

David R. Henderson and Charles L. Hooper have an excellent column in Forbes. An excerpt: Do you need a government agency to tell you which TV has a vivid picture? Do you need a government agency to tell you which … Continue reading

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Democrats’ health-care proposals would entrench status quo

Economist Arnold Kling has an excellent essay at National Review on-line. I’ll quote only what Arnold himself has quoted from the article on his blog: The debate we should be having is over whether restraint in our use of medical … Continue reading

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The unfree market in health care

The greatest trick that supporters of socialized medicine ever played was to convince the American people we don’t already have it. Continue reading

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Sign the Do No Harm petition on health care policy

If you care about affordable, accessible, and quality health care in the United States, please read and sign the Do No Harm Petition from the Galen Institute: The Hippocratic Oath Taken by All Doctors: “First, do no harm” Politicians, policymakers … Continue reading

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Where does your health insurance dollar go?

How much profit do they make?  According to a recent study by PricewaterhouseCoopers, just 3 cents on the dollar.  This is pretty small compared to those in other industries. The profits would be less if there were more competition.  That … Continue reading

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Dude, what free market?

The big lie behind pushing politician-controlled health care is: that the United States has a free-market in health care, and that it’s to blame for costs of medical care and insurance being so hight. AFL-CIO executives John Sweeney and Mike … Continue reading

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