That's kind of a stupid thing to ask. With every war--and now just with military recruitments--they have found potential soldiers who have to be rejected--at one time because of effects of chronic nutritional deficiencies, nowadays obesity, plus they don't like recruits who have any history of being prescribed ADHD drugs or other psychiatric medications. Population health comes under the "general welfare" responsibilities of Congress in the Constitution. BTW the uniformed Public Health Service dates back to 1889. |
^actually goes back to 1798 |
You think a one point change in mean IQ is detectable? IQ is heavily dependent on socioeconomic factors and has been increasing for decades. |
It is sorta in the US Constitution, that pesky document that guides the values of our country. |
We do not need to see what happens in Utah. We saw what happened in TExas, Dallas specifically. |
And it's sorta important to have a healthy population and also to prevent and prepare for possible pandemics. |
I mean, I am for EPA and safe drinking water and other ways the government can help us with environmental factors. But how does the constitution specifically point to government hand in personal health? |
What does the preamble to the Constitution say are the purposes of the government that it is establishing? "To establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity. "Promote the general welfare" can absolutely be read to include public health. Actually, I'm not sure how you can say that a government IS promoting the general welfare of its citizens if it does nothing for public health or the environment, or works actively to harm both of them. |
You're still arguing that IQ loss is an acceptable price to keep people from having to use a topical treatment? You do realize many countries have better tooth health than we do without fluoridation right? Denmark is generally regarded as having the best tooth health in the world, and no one there fluoridates the water. |
google "general welfare clause" |
I don't need to Google that. It's about defending the nation. It's defense and taxes. That is quite a stretch google "general welfare clause I'm dying 😆😆😆 |
No, “provide for the common defense” is about defending the nation. Why would they include two different phrases with the same meaning? |
DP.
You do all realize this whole MAHA schtick is aligned with MAGA, right? How can you defend any of this? Seriously, HOW?!?! |