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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

That's twice as many people who were killed during the 20-year Vietnam War, but in one year, twice as many American kids. And they knew it was going to happen. And they did it to make money. So I don't know what you call that other than saying that's a criminal enterprise.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

That's twice as many people who were killed during the 20-year Vietnam War, but in one year, twice as many American kids. And they knew it was going to happen. And they did it to make money. So I don't know what you call that other than saying that's a criminal enterprise.

6916.554 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

That's twice as many people who were killed during the 20-year Vietnam War, but in one year, twice as many American kids. And they knew it was going to happen. And they did it to make money. So I don't know what you call that other than saying that's a criminal enterprise.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Of course it is. How? Through a solid regulatory regimen where drugs are actually tested. I mean, the problem is... Not the capitalist system. The capitalist system, I have great admiration for the thing that love the capitalist system. It's the greatest economic engine ever devised. But it has to be harnessed to a social purpose.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Of course it is. How? Through a solid regulatory regimen where drugs are actually tested. I mean, the problem is... Not the capitalist system. The capitalist system, I have great admiration for the thing that love the capitalist system. It's the greatest economic engine ever devised. But it has to be harnessed to a social purpose.

6944.307 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Of course it is. How? Through a solid regulatory regimen where drugs are actually tested. I mean, the problem is... Not the capitalist system. The capitalist system, I have great admiration for the thing that love the capitalist system. It's the greatest economic engine ever devised. But it has to be harnessed to a social purpose.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Otherwise, it leads us down the trail of oligarchy, environmental destruction, and commoditizing capitalism. You need a regulatory structure that is not corrupted by entanglements, financial entanglements with the industry. And we've set this up the way that the system is set up today, has created this system of regulatory capture on steroids.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Otherwise, it leads us down the trail of oligarchy, environmental destruction, and commoditizing capitalism. You need a regulatory structure that is not corrupted by entanglements, financial entanglements with the industry. And we've set this up the way that the system is set up today, has created this system of regulatory capture on steroids.

6970.978 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Otherwise, it leads us down the trail of oligarchy, environmental destruction, and commoditizing capitalism. You need a regulatory structure that is not corrupted by entanglements, financial entanglements with the industry. And we've set this up the way that the system is set up today, has created this system of regulatory capture on steroids.

6970.978 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

So almost 50% of FDA's budget comes from pharmaceutical companies. The people who work at FDA, their money is coming, their salaries are coming from pharma, half their salaries. They know who their bosses are, and that means getting those drugs done, getting them out the door and approved as quickly as possible. It's called fast-track approval, and they pay 50% of FDA's budget.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

So almost 50% of FDA's budget comes from pharmaceutical companies. The people who work at FDA, their money is coming, their salaries are coming from pharma, half their salaries. They know who their bosses are, and that means getting those drugs done, getting them out the door and approved as quickly as possible. It's called fast-track approval, and they pay 50% of FDA's budget.

7013.773 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

So almost 50% of FDA's budget comes from pharmaceutical companies. The people who work at FDA, their money is coming, their salaries are coming from pharma, half their salaries. They know who their bosses are, and that means getting those drugs done, getting them out the door and approved as quickly as possible. It's called fast-track approval, and they pay 50% of FDA's budget.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

About 45% actually goes to fast-track approval.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

About 45% actually goes to fast-track approval.

7041.886 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

About 45% actually goes to fast-track approval.

7041.886 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Oh, yeah, of course it can. That's not something that is controversial, of course. It will...

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Oh, yeah, of course it can. That's not something that is controversial, of course. It will...

7047.669 View full episode β†’
Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

Oh, yeah, of course it can. That's not something that is controversial, of course. It will...

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

I'm talking about population-wide. I'm not talking about the individual.

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#388 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr: CIA, Power, Corruption, War, Freedom, and Meaning

I'm talking about population-wide. I'm not talking about the individual.

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