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From: Greg2@f462.n204.z1.fidonet.org (Greg2)
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Subject: Re: AM I PARANOID, OR ARE THEY JUST OUT TO GET
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Date: 23 Sep 90 16:46:17 GMT
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Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity.
Much of the FDA delays can be explained by unwillingness to change
the existing system.  Anyone who's been a member of the AIDS Drug
of the Month club over the last few years knows that there's a lot
of junk out there, and there's a lot of evil people who'd like to
take money away from desperate people, so SOME of the FDA's role
makes sense; they just took it too far.
 
I say this not to excuse the FDA but to point out that our argument
with them is one of degree, not kind.  If a real cure turns up,
everyone will know about it in short order.

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