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Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by lisper on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @02:59PM (#28922069)
> Why the US can’t follow the models followed most elsewhere in the world is unclear

To the contrary, it is very clear: regulatory capture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by BurningFrog on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @07:10PM (#28924878)
Still unclear why Regulatory Capture only happens in the US?
Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by lisper on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @07:28PM (#28925019)
It happens outside the U.S. as well, but the U.S. has a particularly weak form of democracy which makes it more prone to regulatory capture. In particular, money is a more powerful policial level in the U.S. than in most other democracies, and that creates a positive feedback loop that tends to encourage and reinforce regulatory capture (you use RC to make money, which you then turn around and use to pursue more RC in order to make more money...)
Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by ddingus on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @09:19PM (#28925737)
We allow bribes.
Re:The FDA wants you to be able to buy a hearing aid without... by JCM9 on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @03:02PM (#28922129)
Yes… didn’t know what the technical term was but that’s it