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Robert Garcia

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The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

It's just one extreme example.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

I think you're probably a better judge of that than I am. But my perception is it's just hard to connect the dots here for the average person. It's got a lot of other things to worry about in life. And this is not the kind of thing, at least not right now, where, you know, like your garbage is not picked up. You're going to know that right away.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

I think you're probably a better judge of that than I am. But my perception is it's just hard to connect the dots here for the average person. It's got a lot of other things to worry about in life. And this is not the kind of thing, at least not right now, where, you know, like your garbage is not picked up. You're going to know that right away.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

I think you're probably a better judge of that than I am. But my perception is it's just hard to connect the dots here for the average person. It's got a lot of other things to worry about in life. And this is not the kind of thing, at least not right now, where, you know, like your garbage is not picked up. You're going to know that right away.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Or, you know, your Social Security check doesn't come. That's been in the – that's a – you know, those are immediate things. This is really the infrastructure that's built an environment where we have access to safe and effective products and safe food. And we're seeing a reduction in the toll of tobacco. This is being undercut as we speak.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Or, you know, your Social Security check doesn't come. That's been in the – that's a – you know, those are immediate things. This is really the infrastructure that's built an environment where we have access to safe and effective products and safe food. And we're seeing a reduction in the toll of tobacco. This is being undercut as we speak.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Or, you know, your Social Security check doesn't come. That's been in the – that's a – you know, those are immediate things. This is really the infrastructure that's built an environment where we have access to safe and effective products and safe food. And we're seeing a reduction in the toll of tobacco. This is being undercut as we speak.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And I worry that the lingo that's being used makes it even more difficult because I can say for sure anyone who's worked in federal government can think of a lot of ways to make it better. And it was certainly my experience in my two terms as commissioner that the workforce wanted to make it better.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And I worry that the lingo that's being used makes it even more difficult because I can say for sure anyone who's worked in federal government can think of a lot of ways to make it better. And it was certainly my experience in my two terms as commissioner that the workforce wanted to make it better.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And I worry that the lingo that's being used makes it even more difficult because I can say for sure anyone who's worked in federal government can think of a lot of ways to make it better. And it was certainly my experience in my two terms as commissioner that the workforce wanted to make it better.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And so you can say waste, fraud, and abuse, but that's not what we're talking about here for the most part. We're really talking about the core functions of the government that enable the ecosystem to produce these products that we all depend on.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And so you can say waste, fraud, and abuse, but that's not what we're talking about here for the most part. We're really talking about the core functions of the government that enable the ecosystem to produce these products that we all depend on.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And so you can say waste, fraud, and abuse, but that's not what we're talking about here for the most part. We're really talking about the core functions of the government that enable the ecosystem to produce these products that we all depend on.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Well, I'd say generally yes right now, and it's a matter of what happens after this. You know, we have a new commissioner, and I want to give him a chance to – lay out the plan about how things are going to be built back up.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Well, I'd say generally yes right now, and it's a matter of what happens after this. You know, we have a new commissioner, and I want to give him a chance to – lay out the plan about how things are going to be built back up.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

Well, I'd say generally yes right now, and it's a matter of what happens after this. You know, we have a new commissioner, and I want to give him a chance to – lay out the plan about how things are going to be built back up.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

But, you know, we've been riding on a wave of work for decades now that involve both Republican and Democrat administrations with a civil service which has maintained this infrastructure, which I believe is so important. The analogy I'm using for people to grasp sort of allegorically is Humpty Dumpty.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

But, you know, we've been riding on a wave of work for decades now that involve both Republican and Democrat administrations with a civil service which has maintained this infrastructure, which I believe is so important. The analogy I'm using for people to grasp sort of allegorically is Humpty Dumpty.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

But, you know, we've been riding on a wave of work for decades now that involve both Republican and Democrat administrations with a civil service which has maintained this infrastructure, which I believe is so important. The analogy I'm using for people to grasp sort of allegorically is Humpty Dumpty.

The MeidasTouch Podcast
Meidas Health, Episode 2: Dr. Gupta and Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf

And you'll notice if you read Project 2025, the goal right now has been to essentially destroy the federal government as it existed. And then in an unspecified way, there's going to be some building back up. So let's give the new FDA commissioner a chance before we condemn it. But I think we all need to keep a very close eye on it because we're You're certainly right.