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.

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    3 years ago

    Also like, if you’re homeless or something you’re probably not getting your toothpaste in the mail or however and there aren’t many places to brush or a way to keep a clean tooth brush. So some fluoride in the tap water really does help there.