Future of fluoridated water once again on Rutland's Town Meeting Day ballot
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Rutland has been fluoridating its water for decades. The last time it was on the ballot, in 2016, voters chose to keep the fluoride in. But concerned residents have another opportunity to vote on the topic in March.

Rutland resident Jack Crowther has been a longtime critic.

“You’re putting a drug, a medicine, in our water to treat tooth decay without the informed consent of the people,” Crowther said.

“Mandrake, have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?” strangelove-wow

“THEY’RE PUTTING MEDICINE IN THE WATER!” frothingfash

Also related, a Richmond, VT waterworks employee secretly lowered fluoride levels in the town’s drinking supply for a decade.

EDIT: I should’ve updated this a month ago, but the town voted to keep fluoride.

  • kristina [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Come on, the fluoride study groups in that study are mostly above the federal recommendations, and if anything the proper reaction is a slight reduction in fluoride use in water, not a complete withdrawal. It’s useful for tooth health which can save you from infections of the jaw and other issues

    This also assumes that measuring by iq makes any sense whatsoever for toxicology.