Thom Hartmann: Is there an antibiotic nightmare coming to America?

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Patty Lovera, Food and Water Watch, joins Thom Hartmann.

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1. Check out the "Frontline" on antibiotics. It's terrifying.

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4. I seen it....

and it IS terrifying.

[Swede Atlanta]

2. I have always been very skeptical of antibiotics......

I have taken them only when I was very, very sick because I know the effectiveness of antibiotics in the human body deteriorates over time as well it enables the germs to mutate and develop immunity to our defenses.

The use of antibiotics in animal husbandry has enabled U.S. producers to engage in egregious practices with animals. They cage them in cages so small the animals cannot even turn around. The stress is known to affect the quality of the animal.

Until we as a nation accept the fact that "cheaper" is not always the goal we will lag behind other nations. Cheaper usually means increased risks whether it is the use of antibiotics, ffraacking, etc.

Europeans have accepted higher prices in exchange for more humane treatment of farm animals as well as knowing the quality of the product is high and avoids many of these risks.

The same can be said for gasoline prices. They accept high taxes on gasoline in order to (a) dampen demand and auto use - less effective in recent years and (b) fund infrastructure such as commuter rail, long-distance rail, etc.

We are simply a nation of cheaper, cheaper and not only what is cheaper for the consumer but especially what is cheaper for the producer.

I have been horrified by laws and court decisions that prevent animal rights groups from filming the deplorable conditions on our industrial farms.

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3. Yes, we are - statistically a nation of morans.