Revolving Doors: Regulatory agencies and corporations
Emphasis on service to humanity vs. corporate model.
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Robert F. Kennedy’s plan to make America healthy again
Thank you, Jeannette.
By Ingrid Naiman
Nov 10.24
RFK, Jr., believes the epidemic of diabetes can be solved through removal of toxic components in foods that are found in virtually every grocery store. He cites food colorings as well as long list of ingredients that are banned in the EU. He then advocates an organic diet. Here is a one minute summary:
Rewind to the 1960s when my impression was neither the food nor pharmaceutical industry have a conscience. As the only woman professional in the research department of a Wall Street bank, I was assigned to evaluate food, beverages, chain restaurants . . . and at times to cover for the pharmaceutical and chemical analyst who was my immediate boss, not the VP of the research department, but the leader of one group of analysts. The job involved a lot reading and attendance at banquets hosted by companies who were cultivating stronger ties with Wall Street . . . and of course, higher valuations of their stock.
Emphasis always on the bottom line: profit
This is why I today balk at the corporate model — and most of President-elect Trump’s financial ideas and goals. The corporate model is designed to benefit stockholders, not employees or customers. This encourages cutting corners, not to mention exploitation of all lower and middle level workers as well as duping of the public through carefully engineered advertising and price gouging.
Also, there is nothing inherent in the corporate model that would support sustainability or quality. I will give one example from a luncheon hosted by a famous company in the liquor industry. A guest, not me, asked what the difference was between a cheap bottle of vodka and an expensive one. The presenter said, “price” . . . meaning that the bottle may have a fancier appearance but it is not superior to the lower priced competition.
Unfortunately, this pattern can be found in everything from olive oil to vacuum cleaners and prescription drugs. This is not to say that quality cannot be found, but the price and packaging are not a guarantee that you get something better by paying more. I am sure that with certain luxury items, there is a difference, but with most rubbish in stores, there is no guarantee that price is a determinant of value or efficacy.
Heal vs. heel
Hence, the instruction to RFK, Jr. to restore real science to industries that have strayed from credibility to exploitation and golden parachutes is an important step in the right direction as would be elimination of egregious conflicts of interest.
What, however, would happen if the corporate model itself were replaced by putting the emphasis on service to humanity as opposed to profits. I am sure most health care providers started out as idealists whose motivations were compassion and a desire to heal.
It is obvious why there is a revolving door involving regulatory agencies and corporations. My sense is that unless one includes both natural medicine and serious clinical trials as part of the necessary reforms, we will not achieve health . . . because, sorry to say, the body can only utilize what is natural and everything foreign would add to stress on the coping mechanisms we have developed to deal with insults to our health.
The economy
I would like to comment on Donald Trump’s corporate approach to the economy. As someone who studied economics, I know the curriculum, but it is 1950s “modern” and completely unsustainable if people are concerned about the trajectory and the impact on future generations. Briefly, his tariff threats do punish exporters but they are ultimately paid by the importers and passed on to the consumer. Continue at https://ingridnaiman.substack.com/p/revolving-doors
Without prejudice and without recourse
Doreen Agostino
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