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Both of those apply to tap water too but municipal governments still spend millions every year buying industrial byproducts for "public health"
name one person who died of fluorine poisoning from drinking too much tap water.
I don't think the claim is that it's deadly; I believe the concern it's that there's little to no proven benefits when used topically and at least a few proven detriments when ingested. I haven't done much reading on the subject, so I'm not sure.
Regardless of the veracity of the aforementioned claims, I believe it's immoral for a government to add unnecessary chemicals to public water supply.
I can tell you of one adult guy who went to Germany with no cavities, lived there for two years, and came back with several cavities. Not, like, a couple cavities, but several. Germany doesn't flouridate their tap water.
That guy was me, and now whenever I hear fucknuts complaining about flouride in tap water in the US, I stick 'em in the mental "dumb-asses not worth listening to" bin.