I did misread the date. By 1989 when his company was sold. Okay, got it. Home Boy Snake Oil Salesman Makes Good. I suppose that's less violent than, say, war lords grabbing land and eventually becoming nobility (centuries of history following the fall of the Roman empire compressed into eight words). Andy Amago -----Forwarded Message----- From: Andy Amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Oct 30, 2004 10:50 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: flu vaccine There was no FDA in 1989? Did I misread the date? Regarding this guy spending his money to help the community, that's an old trick. The original Rockefeller institutionalized the idea of "public relations" to convince the population that he and his organization is really a good guy. So Kaufmann makes unregulated medicine in his house (before the FDA came along it was called snake oil), sells it, maybe damages some people in the process, oops ... Andy Amago -----Original Message----- From: Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx Sent: Oct 30, 2004 10:28 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: flu vaccine In a message dated 10/30/2004 9:19:34 AM Central Daylight Time, aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: I won't call it quite a myth but it may qualify for exaggeration. Secretly making medicines in his home? With no regulation, no approval? If this is true, he is a criminal, since medication is strictly regulated in this country (except vitamins and supplements, but you all know that). I think if you investigated the story you'd see a lot of fortune telling style Hi, No, it is true. (There were not FDA or regulations at the time--Kaufmann people do note that it would be impossible to do today, though.) I can get you references, etc. (and there are lots and lots of people yet alive who were involved in the whole rags to riches growth of his company. He did a tremendous amount for Kansas City and his foundation was one which also did so. [until they hired an outside guy from NYC to run it--and he began changing it from what Kaufmann had envisioned...over half the board resigned in protest and there was an investigation by Missouri's Attorney General]) Marlena in Missouri ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html