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what makes you think the US has the safest drinking water in the world? Can't see it in any of the top 10 (or 20) via google....

• WheelsAtLarge 8y ago
  The population of the U.S. is over 300 mil. How many people die or get sick every year because of our drinking water? It's got to be very small if any, otherwise, we would hear about it constantly until it was fixed. But let's say it is the worst in the world. Bottled water is not the best way to fix the problem. A water filter would be much better in terms of cost per gallon and quality. Just by you asking the question, highlights how well sales and marketing have worked when it comes to bottled water.
  • artwr 8y ago
    I am not sure how the people at Hinckley, or more recently at Flint would take that assertion. Just because tracking causality of morbidity to drinking water can be a difficult task does not mean it has no contribution to health issues.
  • monadgonad 8y ago
    > The population of the U.S. is over 300 mil. How many people die or get sick every year because of our drinking water? It's got to be very small if any All that means is “it’s very safe”. To call it “the safest in the world” is just blind patriotism. There might be long-term health effects caused by but difficult to attribute to water that are more prevalent in the US than other countries, for all we know. > Just by you asking the question, highlights how well sales and marketing have worked when it comes to bottled water. I’m not the person who asked, but no it doesn’t! All it highlights is how hyperbolic your statement was. It wasn’t an argument for or against bottled water at all.