Why is government not helping?

People read my posts and ask me, "why doesn't the government help us?" Why do they allow for companies to put harmful chemicals in our skin care products? Well, I am not a big defender of government, but on this one I'll help them out. The governments sole purpose should be to protect its citizens. This is also a free market society. The government takes a products and requires for manufacturers to list ingredients. We have to assume some type of responsibility and take care of ourselves. The fact companies are putting harmful carcinogens in there products is not a cloak and dagger operation. The ingredients are clear as day on the label. It is our responsibility to investigate these ingredients and determine if they are harmful. The government even has a web-site where these chemicals and the precautions that should be executed when handling them. Lets face it. Labels don't always do it. Lets look at cigarettes. Can you blame government for people buying cigarette's. Its on the label. You will get cancer if you smoke! People keep buying cigarettes. I don't rely on government to completely take care of me. Imagine, that we can use the Internet for other things other than twittering. We have to read. Yes, I said it. We have to read and use the Internet for something other that the garbage we use it for. Glam-Nation Organic Skin Care Products.