Posted: Aug 16, 2011 9:27 am
Yep - it's all down to which "side" wins the vote.
And in the case of the US, it's each municipality, with it's duly-elected representative government, which makes the decision and reflects the will of the voters. That's the only way it COULD work in a representative government - otherwise you'd have people refusing to pay for every single little thing they personally disagreed with, and the municipality (or greater) would be so disfunctional you wouldn't dare leave your front door.
I have no double standard - I do not advocate 100% fluoridation for those countries or municipalities that don't want it. But I also don't support forcing areas that currently adjust the fluoride content of their water to be forced to stop due to science that isn't settled, and is typified by more fear-mongering than fact.
And in the case of the US, it's each municipality, with it's duly-elected representative government, which makes the decision and reflects the will of the voters. That's the only way it COULD work in a representative government - otherwise you'd have people refusing to pay for every single little thing they personally disagreed with, and the municipality (or greater) would be so disfunctional you wouldn't dare leave your front door.
I have no double standard - I do not advocate 100% fluoridation for those countries or municipalities that don't want it. But I also don't support forcing areas that currently adjust the fluoride content of their water to be forced to stop due to science that isn't settled, and is typified by more fear-mongering than fact.