FDA in perspective follow up

Here are the answers to this post.

1. The Transportation Security Administration – 6.223 billion dollar budget
2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – 3.681 billion dollar budget
3. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute – 2.901 billion dollar budget
4. Emergency Spending for AIDS relief – 2.894 billion dollar budget
5. Military Spending for Israel – 2.34 billion dollar budget
6. The cost of one Virginia Class Submarine – 1.775 billion dollar budget
7. Food and Drug Administration – 1.545 billion dollar budget
8. Embassy Security, Construction and Maintenance – 1.540 billion dollar budget

That’s right. We live in a world where one submarine costs more than the entire budget of the agency that provides oversight to the food and pharmaceutical industries.

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