Fluoride in Austin Texas Municipal Water Supply

The city of Austin, Texas spends a half million taxpayer dollars per year to inject fluoride into the municipal water supply without the express and direct consent of the people consuming that water. This is hardly a small issue, as objections over the safety of the practice have been growing for years, with many solutions becoming available for consumers to remove fluoride at the point of use. That speaks volumes.

Local TV station KEYE is doing a big piece and surveying residents on the presence and potential dangers of fluoride in excessive quantities. The current (and hopefully soon to be former) mayor supports continuing inflicting potential harm and absurdity on residents despite public opposition, just as the EPA dismisses claims that it may do more harm than good (although that agency classifies it as a hazardous waste).

Since the point of fluoride is for improved tooth health, why are we forced by the state to ingest it?

Here is the introduction to the phone survey.