The only proper purpose of a government

But do the know-nothing bureaucratic stooges at the FDA ever get held liable when they approve drugs like Vioxx and Fen-Phen, that end up killing people?

NEWP!....That one gets kicked back to the pharm companies.

And asswipe lolberals have the nerve to snivel about the high costs of prescription medications.

"; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law.

But a government that initiates the employment of force against men who had forced no one, the employment of armed compulsion against disarmed victims, is a nightmare infernal machine designed to annihilate morality: such a government reverses its only moral purpose and switches from the role of protector to the role of man’s deadliest enemy, from the role of policeman to the role of a criminal vested with The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man’s self-defense, and, as such, may resort to force only against those who start the use of force. The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminalsthe right to the wielding of violence against victims deprived of the right of self-defense. Such a government substitutes for morality the following rule of social conduct: you may do whatever you please to your neighbor, provided your gang is bigger than his"-Ayn Rand

Ever wonder why raw milk is becoming all the rage? Thank the government for enforcing standards to such a point that it's no longer dangerous to drink it.

"The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man’s self-defense, and, as such, may resort to force only against those who start the use of force. The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law.

But a government that initiates the employment of force against men who had forced no one, the employment of armed compulsion against disarmed victims, is a nightmare infernal machine designed to annihilate morality: such a government reverses its only moral purpose and switches from the role of protector to the role of man’s deadliest enemy, from the role of policeman to the role of a criminal vested with the right to the wielding of violence against victims deprived of the right of self-defense. Such a government substitutes for morality the following rule of social conduct: you may do whatever you please to your neighbor, provided your gang is bigger than his"-Ayn Rand

It is all about natural rights. That is why the left has adopted the natural right to health care and retirement etc. Essentially, the left is prepared to do whatever it takes to see to it that these natural rights are not only preserved to be free to pursue, but they will also be bought and payed for by taxpayers. In addition, it should be done at ANY price, including the destruction of the Republic.

Now go take it away from them.

What will happen is the eventual destruction of the Republic. Nothing can stop that now.

Another case of throw any shit up against the wall to see what sticks! Fen-Phen wasn't a single drug, but a combination never intended to be taken together, so never tested in combination.

Caveat Emptor ???
No thanks.
Good way to crash the economy.

Lot of folks here need a refresher on History 101.

What evidence do you have that the FDA improved food quality or drug safety? One thing is certain, the FDA has vastly reduced the number of life-saving drugs available on the market. Thousands of people have died waiting for the FDA to approve numerous life-saving drugs.

The scandal you refer to involved the United States Army, another branch of government. So I fail to see what relevance it has to marketing food in the private market.

Straw man argument?
Good way to completely marginalize your input on the matter.

Looks like you need a refresher in logic 101.

Straw man argument?
Good way to completely marginalize your input on the matter.

Looks like you need a refresher in logic 101.

That's EXACTLY what you are proposing. (regardless of cutesy emoticons).
How often do you see people resort to personal insults and emoticons when they have no real counter-argument?

No one is proposing that. The guilds were similar to unions. They could force people to follow their dictates. The organizations listed above don't have any authorization to compel anyone to do anything. They are purely sources of information.