Government Creates the Baby Formula Shortage

Politicians blame “corporate greed” for the formula shortage. But it’s their own destructive policies that are to blame.
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Why is there a formula shortage?
It’s not Covid shipping delays. Capitalism works. Other supermarket shelves are filled.
“It’s clearly government policy that’s causing the biggest problems,” says trade specialist Scott Lincicome from the Cato Institute.
You would never know it if you listened to the media. They focus on the company that voluntarily recalled some formula, Abbott Nutrition.
The real reasons for the shortage are actually worse than you think.
“We have a tariff and regulatory wall around the country,” says Lincicome.
So babies and parents suffer.
I explain in the video above.

[@BlazeGuitarLessons]

The more I study the more I realize that when there's a problem, the government usually is the cause.

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

If only the other 300 million of you would wake up to that reality.

[@BlazeGuitarLessons]

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 seriously!

[@tuckerbugeater]

Corporations can easily cause problems. Every corporation's goal is to monopolize. The rich like Soros and Gates create foundations to convince the government to spend money on their pet projects. Humans are naturally anti-competitive.

[@willis305]

Vote harder! That'll solve the problem

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

@@tuckerbugeater A corporation is a charter of limited liability issued by a government.

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

We can airlift money and equipment to Ukraine overnight, but takes months to get baby formula to the USA. Good thing we have our priorities in line.

[@showmemo3686]

No FDA on weapons.

[@snakesghost7817]

Vote out / primary all the politicians who voted yes for Ukraine (side note: most Republicans voted yes on it)

[@austinyoung9875]

I'm pro ukraine but I criticized the money being sent

[@stankythecat6735]

@@austinyoung9875 for what reason?

[@stankythecat6735]

Also weapons don’t kill children … ohhh wait. They do. Never mind

[@karlostj4683]

"Customs then destroys the formula." Just like the scene in "Grapes of Wrath" - which is something that really happened under FDR - Government agents destroy food while starving people look on.

[@turtleanton6539]

Crazy

[@dovakeen1179]

If you want to fix anything take the government out of it.

[@Roadlesstraveled59]

DEA officer stops at a ranch in Texas and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, "I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs." The rancher says, "Okay, but do not go in that field over there," as he points out the location. The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, "Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me." Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher. "See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish... On any land. No questions asked or answer given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand? " The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores. A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by the rancher's big Santa Gertrudis Bull... With every step, the bull is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that he'll get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence, and yells at the top of his lungs..."Your badge... Show him your badge!"

[@dottiemalcom7232]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Bear-kt1pl]

Whoops!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@4leafChief]

😂

[@LibertyWarrior1776]

An oldie but still a goodie.

[@TheJpwzrd]

😂

[@bbkr7910]

"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help." Still a most terrifying statement.

[@tinypablo4920]

"yeah if you don't get off my property I'm gonna have to blow your head off"

[@shermanngjazz]

Reagan did expand government too so I won't give him too much credit.

[@MatthewSmith-cp3hu]

right because politicians are there to help themselves to your money it is a scam they run step 1 create or find chaos step 2 offer to fix it...pocket 85% of them money allocated...give 15% to the tax payer

[@bbkr7910]

@@shermanngjazz agree. The last good president we had was Calvin Coolidge.

[@patrickc3419]

@@bbkr7910 Coolidge was indeed one of the (very) few good 20th century Presidents, but I’d throw in Eisenhower, too.

[@garymack9734]

FJB and all his cronies!

[@thehazelnutspread]

I wondered why Canada didn't just sell a bunch of formula to the USA. Then I found out that in Canada there is also a baby formula crisis. Canada Royal Milk is a company that makes baby formula and is owned by the Chinese company Feihe International Inc. and has received Canadian government funding to the tune of $225 million (paid for by CANADIAN TAX PAYERS). It currently ships ALL of its product to China because it is not ALLOWED to sell the formula in Canada. I guess Chinese babies don't require the same sort of regulations that Canadian babies do.

[@paulpetersen3764]

I've always liked the poster that reads: "GOVERNMENT - If you think the problems we create are bad, wait until you see our solutions".

[@briant7265]

You beat me to it.

[@jimwerther]

That's brilliant! Never seen or heard that before.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

Case in point: The Left creates a crime wave and a mental health crisis by locking kids up for a couple years and their solution is to disarm law-abiding citizens.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

@@WarAuthority That doesn't make sense. If it has a long history of being bought, then they would have expanded the dairy industry and the factories to produce baby formula and there would be a lot more ability to absorb a shock to the system.

[@mikefabbi5127]

That's a good one!

[@TheVagolfer]

When asked how the government screwed this up, one politician said, "It's easy, just like taking formula from a baby."

[@slmyatt]

Taking formula from a racist baby. Of course.

[@givonnet]

Ba-dum-tshhh

[@TahoeJones]

In 1954 my mother mixed her own formula. Condensed milk and Karo syrup. Both products available from Amazon. I'm now 68 and never diagnosed with a health issue. Something is being lied about.

[@bobthebuilder5779]

I'm 33 and I was raised on raw milk mixed with water and maple syrup I did fine. My wife couldn't produce enough milk all 5 of my kids were given it and there just fine.

[@danielsnyder3086]

Anyone having regrets about their Biden vote? This administration is unbelievable.

[@ZENMASTERME1]

“Government is not a solution to our problem, government is the problem. ... Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. If it stops moving, subsidize it. ... The problem is not that people are taxed too little, the problem is that government spends too much.” ~ Ronald Regan

[@theresasagner7215]

You arr right.

[@MalleusDei275]

Amen

[@shermanngjazz]

Reagan did expand government especially with the drug war and he did get the US involved with other wars so I wouldn't give him too much credit. While I don't despise him he's no angel to me.

[@barbaramerz6179]

My thoughts exactly.

[@truenorthcanadian5628]

^^^^^^^^

[@MegaTeeruk]

"If you think you're problems are bad wait until you see our solutions" - Federal government

[@blake102989]

Sounds like one hell of a campaign slogan. I’d vote for ya! 😂

[@56Spookdog]

When my son was born we were well able to provide for him, while in the hospital we were visited by WIC employees who wanted us to sign up even though we told them we didn’t need it they were very persistent with multiple visits we saw them approach other newborn parents and most of them took them up for the ‘free” formula. A few of the parents were kind of embarrassed they took it when it wasn’t needed. WIC wasn’t there to help people in need they were there to prop up their numbers so the stats showed they were needed.

[@debanydoombringer1385]

I don't know if it's changed since I used it 23 years ago, but you're not required to buy everything they offer and it was strictly income based, though higher amount than food stamps. It provides milk, beans, fruit juice, cereal, and several other things other than just formula. Mine were formula due to medications and health issues with me and I was on food stamps at the time because we were waiting on my husband's green card approval (I had to move back from Canada to care for my mother who was facing a 6 month surgery recovery and grandmother with breast cancer). Other than amount or price, I wasn't regulated to specific brands.,That was a bit before the WIC approved signs showed up in stores and when only certain stores took it.

[@56Spookdog]

@@debanydoombringer1385 it was 28 years ago if I remember correctly we somehow ended up with a packet of WIC information and redeemable coupons which went unused they were persistent, to us and others what their agenda was.

[@thisisbeyondajoke6748]

In Australia we have had certain people from a certain continent north of us buy whole shelves from supermarkets and sending them back "home" it's been a problem for many years .

[@jefferydebbink282]

As a Wisconsinite, I know about 90% of our milk goes to make cheese. We also produce more milk than all of Canada. Our farmers were at one point producing so much milk that a bunch of it had to be dumped because they couldn’t find a use for it. Why more of our milk isn’t used to make baby formula is beyond me! California dairy farmers are wards of the state.

[@GryphonBrokewing]

@working_country ___ Drive out the small/family operations so only the corporate ones (and Bill Gates & China holding farmland) remain. Fewer suppliers, easier to control. Sets up another "government solution" which usually gives them more power over our food supply. Whether it's just greed at the top level for all involved, or a foil hat plot, effect on consumers is the same and devastating for those who've put their lives into the vocation.

[@joedennehy386]

New Zealand produces nearly double that and the farmers do very well 300 cows gives an income round a million dollars nz $700,000 usd. No subsidies

[@icestationzebraassociates2460]

We subsidize, but there is also a price floor for milk which creates waste.

[@newguy3588]

das rasicis tho ~ Jokes aside, this is beyond insane.

[@Lambda.Function]

Didn't Canada also have extremely over-priced milk at the same time? I remember thinking you could make a killing just selling excess milk from Wisconsin to Canada.

[@sciencefaction2646]

Cronyism and Government getting in the way of babies trying to grow. Classic.

[@cathleenedwards7816]

Absolute incompetence

[@mrawesomeDK]

That's straight up corporate protectionism. As usual, government is the problem, not the solution.

[@jacktribble5253]

This is a perfect argument for smaller "Government." As in government that does what it is supposed to and has NO INVOLVEMENT in issues that are not its job. God, the money and trouble we could save.

[@zarach9459]

I am Venezuelan, in 1995 when I was studying in high school I did a social investigation, studying a social problem, its causes, origin and possible solutions, I chose education, I was absolutely amazed at what I found, even my teacher stayed with the mouth open and made me present the research to a meeting of teachers. It turns out that my country, Venezuela had a higher budget per student than the United States, at that time the United States invested 1,320 dollars per student in basic and secondary education per month, Venezuela invested 1,380 dollars, I could not believe it because in Venezuela the schools they are dilapidated, most of the time without toilets, water or electricity, and teachers were often paid late or paid every 2-3 months. The answer was given to me by the Ministry of Education itself, 45% of the national budget for education was used to pay officials of the Ministry of Education, about 30% direct VAT to universities, about 15% was used to pay teachers and the remaining 10% to building maintenance and professional development. This is a sample of the inept government, when an official is useless or inept, they don't fire him, they hire another, in the end they have to dedicate the money to pay people who don't do anything useful.

[@18bhfbpt61]

Remember, the current crisis was triggered by the shutdown of the Abbott baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan. That shutdown was ordered by the FDA after a whistleblower reported unsanitary production facilities there, and after several babies got infected with unusual bacteria with two dying after exposure to formula produced at that plant. That is an argument for more oversight, not less.

[@CousinPaddy]

Keep up the good work, John. You’re one of the few journalists still engaging in journalism.

[@pallidbustofpallas4679]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@gmoll7535]

❤️

[@oldegrunt5735]

@@mdmurray17 really?

[@MrVvulf]

John is one of the few engaging in *ethical journalism. There's plenty engaging in partisan editorialized journalism.

[@oldegrunt5735]

@@mdmurray17 gee, did you happen to notice that this cartel was shut down for months despite the FDA knowing it's rather critical impact percentage wise for such supply? And that the head of the FDA admitted the orders to speedily get them reopened was lost in the mail of all places? Then again it may have escaped you as so many pointed out that this was not something that couldn't have been dealt with in a few days rather than months if the FDA had stayed on the issue? Most media overlook the government's role in this, too bad too many people have decided to do so too.

[@63pufferfish]

I am from the govt and I am here to help.

[@MrMSBranham]

They closed the plant in February based on conjecture...and then to add insult to injury, they did nothing about it until it was all over the TV. What utter nonsense.

[@ZENMASTERME1]

"I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born." ~Ronald Reagan

[@Hanover-ek4jy]

As are those against abortion!

[@SymphoniasStories]

And we need immigrants to make up for the lack of births because of abortion.

[@goodgoyim9459]

@@SymphoniasStories ur not having any births in ur house we need more immigrants to live there, make room.

[@gKanin]

Vroooooom vroooooooooooom vrooooooooooooooooom -A fast car

[@davelowe1977]

I was the lead designer on a $25m pharmaceutical packing plant in the UK that made up runs of 100,000 doses of inhalant drugs which were then put into aerosol cannisters. Of all the complexities that job entailed, the biggest ballache was dealing with the FDA since a proportion of the finished product ended up in the US. I understand the need to ensure a safe product but some of their regulations were, to put it diplomatically, overzealous.

[@neovenom9833]

yup and some things that we in the EU would consider poison, passes without a hitch.

[@brianschwatka3655]

Same with the automotive industry. EU cars are not death traps but most can't be imported to the US without heavy modifications.

[@stansman5461]

@@neovenom9833 US : "Ofcourse you can market and sell concentrated high fructose corn syrup to kids via cartoons." Also US : "Don't you dare bring that baby formula here. We haven't approved it personally yet"

[@TheJpwzrd]

Yup, shut down the alphabet boys. They provide a placebo effect for safety, not actual safety. I noticed that a bunch of shit gets recalled all the time. Usually before any bureaucrat notices, companies have reputations to maintain.

[@daviddechamplain5718]

@@neovenom9833 Which is probably also overzealous since we Americans die earlier from obesity, not poisoning. Regulators love regulating.

[@GiovanniV69]

More people need to see what Mr Stossel is saying!!!

[@hacatan24]

There are families buying formula in Mexico and they got confiscated for bringing formula in the US... Strange....

[@BobBrittonBespoke]

How many times, and for how long are we going to put up with the government screwing things up? It feels like this has become epidemic, the stupidity is epidemic.

[@someguy7805]

Pelosi talking about "indictments." That Biitcch needs to be indicted.

[@denisegaylord382]

The stupidity is contagious, and unfortunately it is an epidemic, with more cases every day as we graduate more children from one grade to the next with them acquiring very little knowledge, and have banished them from deep rigorous rational thought and action.

[@TheVagolfer]

We once airlifted supplies into Germany, now we are airlifting supplies out. Wow, how things have changed.

[@nathanmohn4272]

Maybe they’ll give us our chocolate back

[@PetCactusA_HarmlessLittlePrick]

The most terrifying words in the history of humankind: "I'm from the government; I'm here to help."

[@TheChcam]

What's wild, is they don't even know they are doing this.

[@Rjm1331]

Gee, the government causing more problems.

[@theresasagner7215]

It is at the southern border. Along with diapers.

[@tinypablo4920]

[Pikachu surprise face]

[@shermanngjazz]

The entire Biden administration is a POS!

[@DanTheManIOM]

and "fixing" messes they caused.... unbelievable...

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

And yet Biden lost the election.

[@antiochrecords9283]

Get the government out of the way and we will progress!

[@theresasagner7215]

They are the problem.

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@theresasagner7215 Power is the problem.

[@johnnyappleseed3933]

They’re not even putting that much safety thought into the other thing they want to give children.

[@bigseff23]

It's a shame the situation we got ourselves in

[@whirlyfilms8357]

I’ve watched Stossel since I was a kid. With each video I dislike the government more and more. Perhaps the one good thing public school has done for me is introduce me to him. Keep up the great work!

[@SirDishs]

same here my US History teacher showed us the "in the classroom" Stossel. Which included "are we scaring ourselves to death" and "Freeloaders"

[@mitchjohnson4714]

They messed up.

[@jhb1493]

Government: Unlimited revenue, zero actual oversight, no personal cost for failure. We then wonder why it's not better. Modern tech is going to make much of our governance system pointless - and we'll have to fight to get rid of them. Every day that passes, they become more and more useless and more and more parasitical.

[@deecee784]

I hear that they are starting a university course on Government Stupidity. But it takes over 30 years to complete due to there being so much of it.

[@johnriccobono204]

That sounds smart, but then loan forgiveness on a long-term stupidity loan could be forgiven, if they're smart enough to figure that out! J.R.

[@teddypup2424]

Absolutely f-ing insane.

[@kylepusey7753]

Classic government move. Go slow and obstruct. Make bureaucracy.

[@Kefuddle]

I agree with the FDA, not eating is clearly safer than eating something with a German label on it.

[@joelwillems4081]

And with a non-standard sized scoop. Oh, the humanity! It's in mL instead of ounces. Waaaa....

[@Kefuddle]

@@joelwillems4081 Well, that is what freedom looks like these days. My scoop, not theirs of the baby gets it!

[@hungryburger1170]

yea, don't want people failing out of art school

[@iamthewelcher]

...when you realize they don't Actually care about You, You will see things happening around you in a far different light.

[@Speed.Racer.5]

The govt/politicians not taking responsibility for their mistakes? Hard to believe. 🙄

[@samueljardine3402]

The FDA shouldn't have the authority to ban anything. Its only job should be forcing companies to be transparent about what's in their food. Let people make their own decisions. We survived literally tens of thousands of years without an FDA.

[@hs5312]

We also didn’t have processed food and other processed and chemical laden until a 100 or so years ago

[@samueljardine3402]

@@hs5312 Hence the need for transparency. I'm not saying get rid of the FDA, I'm saying they're way out of line.

[@theresasagner7215]

Go to the southern border. They have pallets and pallets of baby formula and diapers. I saw the video. A big room filled with baby stuff. Big government lies.

[@lehbeltman]

The government puts up barriers to entry into these markets that basically cuts out any small start ups. Hence there are very few plants making formula in the States. Meat is another industry that they do the same thing.

[@davem5308]

"They" regulate EVERYTHING! Law makers equal phukking demons!

[@18bhfbpt61]

You make an important point. More choices means more competition which means lower prices for consumers and less disruption if one of those companies goes down. But in the US there are only 4 major meat producers who completely dominate the market. The same number of formula producers. Like the dairy industry, they use their political influence to reduce competition, not encourage it. This is an argument for better anti-trust laws. It is an argument to limit political donations from large corporations to reduce their influence over our law makers.

[@engelsteinberg593]

@@18bhfbpt61 I have my serious doubts about anti-trust, specially considering that Goverment creates 99% of monopolies and probably most true anti-co.petitive practices probably can been proven to be a form of industrial sabotage.

[@leonslaw5722]

Thanks for shedding light on this idiocy John.

[@-haclong2366]

America isn't a Capitalist (Liberal) country, it's a Mercantilist country that tolerates the free market every now and then, until big corporations start lobbying.

[@pagandrow1967]

Remember it's the Corporate Milk industry... The actual farmers who aren't part of a industrial milk farm barely make enough to survive...

[@bradhaines3142]

thats all farmers from what I've seen. the whole family working does ok, but if you do the math on their actual take home after all the expenses and how many hours they work it's almost slave labor

[@jimdandy8119]

@@bradhaines3142 Nah. That's just small farms. The big industrialized ones aren't hurting and haven't been for a long time. The only poor farmers are the small family farmers.

[@bradhaines3142]

@@jimdandy8119 the big industry farms tend to effectively own a few small farmers under contract. you should look into it, i was impressed how bad it was when i did.

[@sourcecode5273]

I certainly like the reporting done by John Stossel.

[@johnriccobono204]

Who ever "they" are, they don't want his words spread? J.R.

[@DonnieDarko727]

More brainwashing. Lying by omission

[@mfreel2112]

My thought exactly "Even the FDA Chief sounds sleepy." LOL.

[@juliepiemonte1281]

Thank you. Now can you look into all of the mysterious fires at food processing/storage plants? I think there have been 30 since February.

[@lindaszatko8511]

I don't need formula, but I do believe this is another way of getting back at parents for speaking out at school board meetings, ect. If the government can't get you one way, they'll think of something else!!!

[@MrRabiddogg]

this is no different than the Bidenreich gas price hikes. Everything is designed to destroy the individual.

[@curtissmith2559]

When government gets involved, they screw things up. The factory that was closed, didn't need to shut down for more than a week, because it passed inspection and it wasn't to blame for the children that died. Government is almost always the problem.

[@l.r.8573]

THIS. The fact that the FDA continues to wait to inspect and approve a facility to return to normal production and distribution AFTER no illness or death being linked to said facility proves the govt will use even the most vulnerable of society to try and keep us all in check.

[@curtissmith2559]

@@l.r.8573 So true, most government people are scumbags

[@bidencrimefamilymottof-cky953]

If only they’d been so cautious with the you-know-what for the killer c-----s instead of breaking all the rules and norms and years of testing before authorizing for public use.

[@airman122469]

Lol “We always want to be as fast as we can be” Oh geez.

[@beholdthebanshee9412]

Wow I haven't seen a Stossel video in a long time. I could have sworn I have the notifications on but I guess I didn't. Now I can go through and watch all the videos I've missed.

[@Local_Laydee]

Yay Stossel Tuesday!!

[@droe2570]

This is hilarious. And to think, there are a lot of people who actually thing the state is some kind of savior of humanity.

[@zimfan101]

Nothing is safe until a government bureaucrat gives the thumbs up!

[@pmscalisi]

In the US it’s half the population.

[@pmscalisi]

@@je862 probably.

[@blackmetalmatters9101]

Thank you for thinking about the people of Puerto Rico, Hawaii and Alaska who have to suffer under this stupid law.

[@valenciae271]

God bless you sir for your great journalism.

[@David-vw5hf]

Always hyped for another John Stossel video!

[@Lacaras21]

My son was born 4 weeks ago and my wife is unable to produce enough breast milk to feed him, so we got thrown in this disaster, any time we see our formula in a store we're at we grab it, because we have no idea if this shortage is going to get any worse before it gets better

[@teri03]

Are there any European baby formulas that you can get imported in? I used to use a German one that was really nutritious, but that was right when the fda started playing games with imported formula.

[@spfdff]

We should be putting America first… somebody once said that… I can’t recall who it was 🤔

[@edisoncarteresq9111]

Allow citizens to order formula on the internet! Amazon has the infrustrastucture to get it done yesterday! More Government intervention!!!

[@larry-ludwig]

1000% yes to what John Stossel said. Why can't the media just report the items John reported? You have to really dig into a story to find out the details John just laid out.

[@moshah7591]

I think media and government are one they just act independently but in true reality they're in the same bed

[@18bhfbpt61]

Keep in mind the fundamental problem noted in the story: the dairy industry has too much influence on our laws and regulations. This problem came to a head when the Abbott plant in Sturgis, Michigan was found to have unsanitary production facilities, allegedly leading to severe illness in some babies including two deaths. It was shut down by the food safety division of the FDA, a division that has been underfunded for years. The baby formula crisis only emphasizes the need for competition in the formula market, but anti-trust law and the application of that law in the US has been weakened in recent decades. Notably, in recent years and particularly since the tax reform passed during the last presidential administration, Abbott has been extremely profitable, allowing it to authorize massive stock buybacks worth $3 billion in 2019 and $5 billion last year. Those funds increased their share prices, but could have been better spent upgrading the quality of their manufacturing in Sturgis.

[@apersonontheinternet8006]

Government creates a problem so they can present a solution that gives the government more power. Rinse and repeat. 90% of the federal government needs eliminated.

[@amg9163]

80-90% of _"news"_ stations get their "news" from the same data source. Often the _"news reporters"_ read the same script verbatim, regardless of what station you tune into. Very few investigative journalists exist nowadays. The big "news" media outlets cannot just take what John Stossel (and team) have researched, and report as if it's their own.

[@bottomsupwhenifirstmetyou]

Nice to see a new Stossel video! I've already commented the cause for this under numerous videos about this same topic / food shortage related in general, but my personal belief is: the shortage is due to the fact 3 companies control 98% of the market for baby formula in the US, and the state enables this monopoly by purchasing from these companies and funneling them through a program called "WIC," and making it hard for any competition to sprout through strict regulations. Some economically illiterate folks, such as Hassan Piker, have pointed the finger at capitalism. When in reality, under socialism, the state would seize the baby formula market and have full control over it. Free market capitalism, and allowing competitors would solve this issue. In Canada, we don't have a shortage (afaik), because there's MANY formula companies + we allow foreign imports.

[@DonnieDarko727]

Enjoying the brainwashing?

[@scd603]

Large companies like regulation, they can afford to deal with it and it keeps competition out

[@freethebirds3578]

The State didn't enable the monopoly; it CREATED it. The government could have told the businesses that wanted more market share to let the market decide. The government could tell lobbyists to buzz off and make a better product if they want more business. The government could have made the FDA go back to doing what it was supposed to be doing: inspecting for safety, not defining it.

[@DonnieDarko727]

@@freethebirds3578 the FDA is unconstitutional. Now what?

[@keithamesj2147]

I think we all need to not fail to see that this crisis was perhaps years and years in the making 🤔

[@PeterRichardsandYoureNot]

So, instead of allowing free market to import formula by parents for 30 bucks….we have to have the government step in and literally make it 1,000 dollars per can in order to to get flown in formula via military and gov over spending!

[@metalgrinch]

This U.S. government needs to be dismantled an replaced IMMEDIATELY. I've never been aware that govt could possibly be THIS corrupt. In a supposedly "free" nation.

[@hephaestus6365]

This is all part of the plan. Keep that in mind, because things are about to get a lot worse.

[@josephrattien3176]

Another outstanding video from Stossel! Amazing that he is the only one that produced this story showing the failures of government! How many other lies have we been fed by the government?

[@au313]

Jeeeeez more and more I watch the more and more I can't believe that lobbying is legal.

[@Im_Not_From_Around_Here]

One thing for sure.....Trump would have kicked FDAs arse if it happened under his watch......in fact none of the bad stuff going on in America right now would be happening.

[@TheJpwzrd]

Goverment protectionism, crony capitalism. The worst combination.

[@olliehopnoodle4628]

Nothing like Politicians blaming the lobbyist.

[@saras781]

Thanks, Stossel. I've been waiting for this video!

[@franciscosandiego3026]

FJB and his handlers and his recession and vamos Brandon.

[@franciscosandiego3026]

Conservatives get mad when lied to and liberals get mad when told the truth.

[@daviddechamplain5718]

Unfortunately our "conservatives" are part of the problem too.

[@stanislaskowalski7461]

No shortage in Cambodia! I'm happy for my daughter.

[@nikimaxwell945]

Those Customs Agents should have ignored the FDA and let the formula through. The boxes were unmarked.

[@stevemartinez1360]

Stossel is the man

[@JB-xj3wk]

The 2022 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. PEOPLE. . . . Take a few minutes and find out who your incumbent politicians are. If you are dissatisfied with how the government has been handling things over the past few years, or decades, get to the polls and VOTE THEM OUT!!!

[@nonyadamnbusiness9887]

How about just, vote them out. They shouldn't be allow more than one term anyway. And stop voting for lawyers.

[@hs5312]

Nothing will change the D or the R in front of the name is going to affect far more votes than your comment

[@jasonb5390]

“The milk industry lobbying is causing all these restrictions” “It’s not corporate greed, it’s government”. Lol it’s literally both? You literally just said so. Why are people so afraid to call out greedy companies working with the government to stop competition?

[@guy-uo8nv]

It just shows that the gov does not have your best of interest.

[@slobiden.2593]

Here’s a topic. Food banks. In the UK I’m always reading about families going to food banks being on the rise and how bad that means things are. They’ve even portrayed it in the media being akin to begging. That these places are places no one should ever have to go to. Granted it’s not a place anyone would want to be, However I get the feeling it’s because they’re not government run, and as a result the government doesn’t get to spin it as “we helped feed the poor” so the media and government moan that using food banks is unacceptable. But what is acceptable is the government using their powers to then levy a tax or increase welfare to stop the usage of these places. Like that solves the issue. The way I see it. Anyone can end up in a bad spot. They may have higher wages than most of the poor, but have financial obligations they can’t back out of without severe repercussions, so they used a food bank to make ends meet one month. Using a good bank doesn’t require government approval. It’s down to the food bank who gets what. They get their items from donations. Stores donate too (dented cans of beans and the like). Instead the government would wish we be taking money from their hands that they stole from the working people.

[@johnathin0061892]

Government welfare is used by politicians to buy votes. Food banks don't serve people in exchange for votes. The government (and their media allies) encourage people to go to the government instead of food banks.

[@debanydoombringer1385]

I've seen them report use of them is up in the US, but more as away to say financially things aren't good and to increase donations because they are running low. Then again, the politicans know better than to try to push increase in welfare when the population is hurting because that's a good way to lose an election.

[@pmscalisi]

In my state most of the food banks aren’t government controlled. They’re run by peoples’ generosity.

[@huestifer]

Good Job 👍 keep exposing the government policy problems.

[@taelorwatson9822]

Didn't you know it was Trump's fault? If only Carter knew that he should be blaming Nixon. He might have gotten that second term

[@xcell8638]

3:33 "The commissioner even sounds sleepy"

[@ajwo83]

This has become such a horrible situation. My daughter had to switch my granddaughter from high calorie to regular formula after I had to get on Amazon to send her high calorie and that was around Christmas. Now she can't even find regular formula and Amazon can't help me save her. The doctor's office gave her four small trial cans but clearly that didn't last long. Thankfully baby girl is ten months old and eating solids and we found a goat's milk based toddler formula, with an added calorie booster and a daily multivitamin to make up for the difference between baby and toddler formula. If I have to, I know where I can get me a pregnant goat that'll be good for milking in the really near future. This is ridiculous.

[@andrewjohnson9279]

More folks need to watch this any virtually everything else Stossel puts out.

[@bigb3n011]

The government can barely keep our interstate highway system up to snuff. Trust them with as little as possible.

[@johnhouser3673]

It is a true statement that our government is the reason but not for the reasons discussed. They are creating disasters to save us from because of failure. Let's Go Brandon!!! Trump2024!!!

[@sewing1243]

SanFranNan is right, there do need to be indictments. What she is confused about is the fact she needs to be among the first people indicted.

[@ronhamm]

A small and limited government is essential!

[@ZZstaff]

Thank you for telling the truth.

[@markohmstead5855]

Thanks for the truth. Sad I have to hunt for it.

[@keithsj10]

This isn't a crisis. It's a first world inconvenience 🙄

[@debanydoombringer1385]

Yes babies going hungry is an "inconvenience". When a woman's body stood producing breast milk, which happens after about 2 weeks or so of not feeding/pumping, they can't suddenly start producing again.

[@ellenorbovay5226]

Leave it to central planners to screw it up. They screw up everything.

[@aaronconsultant]

NONE of this is discussed in the media.

[@zaphodhead1]

Hi! I'm from the government and I'm here to help!🤪