The FDA receives upwards of 70% of its drug regulatory budget from the companies it is supposed to regulate.

The FDA is set to approve the Pfizer shot Monday.

The FDA has also previously approved glyphosate, Troglitazone, Vioxx, Thimerosal, rBGH, yellow 5&6, etc.

The FDA receives upwards of 70% of its drug regulatory budget from the companies it is supposed to regulate.

— Daniel Alexander (@Alec_Zeck) August 22, 2021

Here is further support of this perverse arrangement. 

It just gets more and more absurd.  The scientific community is a farce.  From The Conversation, 

The Food and Drug Administration has moved from an entirely taxpayer-funded entity to one increasingly funded by user fees paid by manufacturers that are being  regulated. Today, close to 45% of its budget comes from these user fees that companies pay when they apply for approval of a medical device or drug.