God bless America and the right to free speech. But the Founding Fathers never had to endure the mindless swill that emanates from the mouths of fluoridation foes. I'm not going to refer to studies that have been published. One can ask any physician, dentist or public health officer and they will tell you there is a mountain of evidence up to your chin that clearly shows fluoridation works, is safe and is inexpensive.
I will instead focus on the "sounds like" misinformation that is out there. Consider this: Would you want something that was used as "poison gas" during World War I? A substance so vile that it resulted in the deaths and incalculable suffering of thousands of soldiers? Well, I sure don't! But if we ban chlorine, how will we get the safe drinking water out of the tap. Giardia and coliform bacteria are obviously a better alternative! But when we get sick by the millions, then we will all have to take those nasty drugs (you mean there isn't something herbal?), so I suppose that would be a bad idea. Without chlorine, then table salt and all the food that is jam packed with it, would be a thing of the past. But that's not all, folks. To put it simply, without chlorine life would cease to exist.
Chemistry is a science with a litany of names that sound alike. I am a pharmacist. It is sometimes difficult to help folks keep sulfur, sulfate, sulfa, and sulfite separate. But they are all quite different things. Fluorine, fluoride and fluorine containing are also equally different.
John Loertscher
South Jordan