“A factor has arisen that may result in a shortage of (fill in the name of any medication). The United States Congress, The Food and Drug Administration, and a vast array of other lunatic, utterly incompetent, completely unaccountable federal bureaucrats has disrupted the manufacture and distribution of (fill in the name of any medication).”

Indeed, given that their attitude is “selling these products is dangerous and irreponsible due to your lack of knowledge about their contents”, the FDA would be happier to learn that there would be a shortage; that means that there’s less of this hazardous product on the market!

“The drug shortages have gained the attention of members of Congress. This month, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) introduced legislation that would require drugmakers to give the FDA an early notification “when a factor arises that may result in a shortage,” according to a joint statement.”

In other words, when critical shortages of pharmaceuticals arise because of a tough new regulatory environment in Washington, the impulse of those in Congress is to address the problem by adding more regulations – i.e., by adding another bureaucratic compliance requirement. And how, exactly, will notifying the FDA help with the shortage? And what if the “factor” that’s causing the shortage is the FDA’s rules themselves – will the company find itself facing investigation and retaliation if it is perceived as blaming the FDA for the shortage?

Over-regulation and grotesque mismanagement by Washington is the cause of Third World supply problems for basic medicines.

And these are the lunatics we are giving vast new powers to in ObamaCare? Are we insane?