“Federal regulators set a safety threshold Friday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made infant formula.”

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27959802/from/ET/

Our FDA could literally give a rats ass about food and drug safety in America. They have to be bought. I sure hope the Obama administration cleans that house. This is one of many reasons why I think government sponsored medicine would benefit Americans. The government is not going to approve something that could potentially make many sick on their tab. I love the last line of this article. The FDA approves 1 part per million of melamine in infant formula and then leaves us with this:

“The agency said it is continuing research on animals to see the effects of ingesting both melamine and cyanuric acid.”

Breastfeed your children ladies. The FDA is willing to sacrifice your babies as though they are rats!  It is definitely the time to rethink our health care system.

“Although America leads the world in spending on health care, it is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage.”

Here are some facts with sources about melamine and it’s toxicity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine

This nation is so messed up.  I am 32 years old, completely healthy and I cannot buy individual health insurance.  I have to make decisions on whether I should carry health insurance and rent a tiny place to live or cancel that insurance so my family can have a place to thrive, and to be honest at the rate the premiums are increasing each year I don’t know how much longer we can even afford to carry health insurance.  We live in America where corporate greed comes before anything else.  Many say we live in the greatest nation in the world.  I beg to differ.  What nation throws the sick on the side of the road for money.  I’m not even sick and I’m tossed aside because of a very small “potential” that I may cost some money.  What a load of crap.  It got me thinking about this… health insurance is needed by the sick but only offered to the healthy.  If your healthy now and have health insurance don’t think your safe…they won’t hesitate to cancel you when you get sick.  Something really needs to be done about this.  I am working on some ideas but for now I am going to make a call to the health commissioner and all of my state representatives.  I urge you to do the same in your states. If you don’t know who your representatives are visit http://whoismyrepresentative.com/

Here is a video with Peter Jennings before he died called “Breakdown – America’s Health Insurance Crisis”.

If you haven’t seen Sicko you really should. I don’t care if you’re republican, democrat, conservative or liberal this is and will affect you or someone you know if we don’t do something to change this in our nation. The United States has become a nation where the government no longer cares for it’s citizens but instead the success of large corporations and the cushioning of the bureaucrats pockets. I for one am sick of it. This time in America’s period has been the first time in my life that I can honestly say I am not proud to be an American. It doesn’t mean I don’t love this nation or that I am not patriotic, but that I realize I live in a nation that no longer looks out for the good of the people but instead for the good of only the wealthiest. Our political leaders should be ashamed of themselves for not only allowing theses companies to operate this way but even more because they have done nothing to change it! Below I have included a clip from Sicko.

Sicko in it’s entirety has been posted on YouTube in “parts”. If you’re interested check it out or go rent it at your local video store.