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More funding for the FDA, less funding for the NSA

I don't have a complicated thesis here. I simply think, in the long run, we will end up with a much better society if we don't end up like the Soviets or the East Germans or a multitude of other organizations which had people spying on each other, sapping the vitality of the country socially and therefore economically.

We are much better served pouring money into an organization like the FDA which truly acts on behalf of us the people in monitoring practices that affect us and our children directly and daily - our food and medicines.

We need the FDA to protect us from the carelessness and callousness of companies and individuals who put our lives at clear and present danger by contaminating our food and medicine supply.

Talk to your representatives. Encourage them to spend your money on things that are useful and productive.

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