I suppose that you could call the US military a gov't bureaucracy, but for the sake of this argument, it's clear that you're blurring the lines between agencies of the federal government that have a front line presence who perform valuable and much needed services for the public, and those federal agencies that are almost entirely bureaucratic in nature.
It's also clear to anyone reading here that the intent of my statements was aimed at the latter, and not the former. It's you who feel the need to split hairs here and create a debate that goes outside of the clear intent of my post.
The point is, and remains so, that most federal agencies are bloated, inefficient, wasteful, operate in an extra-constitutional manner, and return little of value to the American taxpayers.
There has been so much posted and discussed about the failures of our government institutions and agencies on this website, that it's probably redundant for me to even bring it up. It's a fact.
You want to defend the FDA, go right ahead, but I doubt you'll find many who agree with your sunny assessment of that agency in this community.
Oh, please. Do I need to copy and paste what you said again? Just admit that your blanket statement was wrong and move on. Trying to qualify your statement after the fact isn't going to fly
It's also clear to anyone reading here that the intent of my statements was aimed at the latter, and not the former
It may have been clear to you but you said what you said, and it was wrong - obviously.
It's you who feel the need to split hairs here and create a debate that goes outside of the clear intent of my post.
Quite frankly, I really don't have any idea what the intent of your post was other than to bash government agencies you shouldn't have been bashing. It appears you agree with the tripe in this article and the ridiculous information and conclusions within. It's clear you cannot look at this topic objectively, since you haven't read the bill or taken the time to understand its implications, so why shouldn't the intent of your post be questioned?
that most federal agencies are bloated, inefficient, wasteful, operate in an extra-constitutional manner, and return little of value to the American taxpayers.
Hey, now I agree with you. Amazing the common ground you can find when you don't engage in absolutes and broad generalizations.
You want to defend the FDA, go right ahead, but I doubt you'll find many who agree with your sunny assessment of that agency in this community.
Then they're as ignorant as you are. I spent a lot of years working through the bureaucratic jungle that is the FDA so I have a good handle on the good and bad they offer. Having studied some history, especially the development of food and drug safety over the life of our country, I can say to you without hesitation that what exists today is far better than what existed before the FDA and the USDA, even if many people can't or refuse to accept it. I can easily defend my my position with facts and have done so many times on this forum. Is this another invitation?