"Unreasonable risk to human health."
Summarised by Centrist
Whangārei District Council voted 8-7 to challenge the Health Ministry’s fluoridation directive, citing “unreasonable risk to human health.” Cr Gavin Benney proposed legal action if extensions are denied, stating fluoridation poses neurotoxic harm, supported by international research. Fluoride Free NZ called the move a stand against “public health malpractice.” Supporters flooded councillors with over 200 emails opposing fluoridation.
“A comprehensive and consistent view of the flood risks across the country.”
“Serious and repeated failures...”
“Some children as young as 12 were commenced on puberty blockers, with others on testosterone, without adequate documentation of assessments or monitoring.
“The next move looks more likely to be up than down.”
The “Burmese Way to Socialism” may have failed as an economic experiment, but as a statist mechanism for perpetual military dictatorship, it has proven to be a devastating success.
This is what I’d call the government spending spiral – a self-reinforcing doom loop where each dollar spent justifies even more spending. PepsiCo alone spent $2.8 million last year lobbying to keep their highly processed junk food eligible for food stamps.
We can’t recapture the $16 trillion wasted on a false crisis. Sunk costs are, alas, sunk. The one sliver of good news is that it appears the climate change neuroses have finally started to subside.
