Knowing what we know about the FDA,* it sort of makes me wonder if any other government-funded organizations are that corrupt. I mean, if we allow them to pull that sort of crap with our food, which is, you know, kind of important for living and stuff, I don't see why they would exercise any sort of moral practices when dealing with anything else.
Although sometimes it's difficult to tell if the organization is corrupt or just composed of complete morons. For example, the FCC is run by people who are apparently stuck somewhere in 1954, but they don't really seem evil, just ignorant.** And contrary to popular belief, television isn't really as important as food and drugs, so it's probably not something that anyone's going to bother with.***
But not NASA. I trust NASA.
*And if you don't know, it goes a little something like this. The FDA has many, many board members who were previous CEOs of major food corporations, and almost all of them hold stock in the company. So naturally, they're much more ready to protect the corporations (and therefore make more money) than the consumers. Because money is all that matters and health is for pussies.
**Hmmm...a discussion of whether the FCC itself is made up of morons, or if it's the product of bad parents who bitch and moan because they don't want the television they use as a babysitter to say bad words. That would make for an interesting article...
***And anyone who isn't an actual artist (i.e: executives) in the entertainment industry is pretty much corrupt by principle, so it's a moot point.
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