Trump’s 2021Budget: Tobacco and FDA

[peregrinus]

For what it’s worth, I found this interesting.
2021 Trump Budget, Tobacco and FDA

 

[Sonorisis]

So much winning.

 

[Akousticplyr]

It’s a good idea. That’s why Congress won’t do it...

 

[jguss]

I can’t get excited about this. Government oversight is government oversight; it will be onerous no matter what alphabet soup agency is in charge. Even if this happened (and I’d guess the odds are much against it) I suspect it will turn out to be worse for the industry; at least the FDA has other fish to fry. A newly minted bureaucracy with a mandate entirely focused on tobacco will almost certainly be more intrusive as it moves to justify its existence and expand the scope of its activities.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

Great idea which is why it has little chance of happening. No guarantee that would be any better or worse. Would like to think were a common sense approach be taken, it would be better. But common sense and government is an oxymoron.

 

[perdurabo]

Although doesn’t really mean a thing, at least Orange Man Bad said something or at least has a stance. You’ll not hear anything close to this from the Democrat candidates. Oops, politics. Somebody had to say it. Slap on the back of the hand expected.

 

[Casual]

When was the last time an American congress passed a full budget? Does this have any chance at all with a democratic house? Or is this just theatre?

 

[perdurabo]

For what it’s worth, I found this interesting.
2021 Trump Budget, Tobacco and FDA

How long before the shut down, counting now!

 

[perdurabo]

When was the last time an American congress passed a full budget? Does this have any chance at all with a democratic house? Or is this just theatre?

It’s a position, and political theatre.

 

[Akousticplyr]

I nominate JimInks to be the director of said agency.

 

[Casual]

I nominate JimInks to be the director of said agency.

There’s no one with more experience.

 

[peregrinus]

Or is this just theatre?

All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players ...

Be that as it is: Yes, in my personal experience at a multi national, proposed budgets are merely starting points for negotiations.

 

[sablebrush52]

More mouths to feed if this goes through.

 

[peregrinus]

More mouths to feed if this goes through.

Yes, that’s why it may get bi-partisan support! ?

 

[brian64]

Getting tobacco away from the FDA: great idea...because it's total BS that it was ever put under that agency to begin with.

Creating an entirely new federal agency for any purpose whatsoever: horrible idea.

Adding another tentacle to the giant vampire squid for any reason is so inadvisable.

 

[brian64]

Oh I forgot...we really should offer solutions instead of just pointing out problems. So here's what the federal government should be doing about tobacco IMO:

Absolutely nothing.

 

[weezell]

More mouths to feed if this goes through.

And more shit to come out of it... ? ?

 

[Casual]

Oh I forgot...we really should offer solutions instead of just pointing out problems. So here's what the federal government should be doing about tobacco IMO:

Absolutely nothing.

As a compromise to bring both parties together, I propose that the new Tobacco Agency be comprised entirely of ten middle aged women who sit in a circle and ”think of the children.”

 

[brian64]

As a compromise to bring both parties together, I propose that the new Tobacco Agency be comprised entirely of ten middle aged women who sit in a circle and ”think of the children.”

So you're proposing a witches coven as a new federal agency?

It would be nothing new, but I guess it's about time they conduct their rituals openly instead of in dungeons, so sure...why not?

 

[SpookedPiper]

How long before the shut down, counting now!

In before the shut down!?