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Affect the american consumer? >> certain in the short-term, there are minimal affects. over the long-term, what we seeing are big companies getting bigger, trying to own more of the channels that people like to watch and more of the shows that people like to watch. at&t sees itself as in a battle with facebook, google, netflix. the silicon valley giants. at&t believes it needs to own cnn and other channels to keep up. you see comcast making similar moves. the big companies that provide feel more and more they also need to be in the business of hollywood and the business of owning news channels...

Is made early treatment is important. >> and they have that sweetner ascertain,r asper tain they say they're removing it from the sodas. >> asper tain is the number one reason for why sales has dropped and pepsi has been listening to it and they want to listen to consumer concerns. >> and diet coke has splendau not asper tain. >> they have asper tain but they're not changing it but you never know. we should be careful with anything we drink that's not natural. we should reach for a glass of water from time to time but can these sweetners be harmful? it's not likely.

It just would not work. there were so many things to change, so many things to look at. and as you come forward, you have financial responsibility, you have policies that are already in effect, you have consumer concerns, all of these concerns. you have state laws that are in effect that have to be taken care of. >> is it possible, structurally, for obamacare to work? is it something if we just give it time it will work or is it structurely doomed to fail? and i'm asking you from the perspective of someone who has been a regulator and an attorney within the insurance industry. blunt answer? >>...

>> it does. they will not only be -- cholesterol level and public advocates have been fighting for years to get companies to come out and the companies them sevens have been responding to consumer concerns, as well. >> if they are taken out, would a consumer notice. i'm drawn to a lot of like soft bach cookies and stuff, all of which would have trans fats, would i notice the difference? >> these companies have on staff the most genius food scientist whose job is to reform late the products and that's really important point that your correspondent made. you're constantly reformulating usually t...

Tantrums, those behavior changes in some subset of children. even the food and drug administration now agrees with that. >> we decided to talk to kraft as well. they say, quote, the safety and quality of our products is our highest priority. we take consumer concerns very seriously. the company sells plenty of mac & cheese identical in taste and nutritional values that does not have the added food colors. for now the products are still in the box. we'll keep you posted if they are removed. under the microscope today, cosmetic psychiatry is the use of prescription medications by people who do...