American drinking water is perfectly safe to drink basically anywhere in the country. Many places on earth don't have safe drinking water due to a lack of infra

American drinking water is perfectly safe to drink basically anywhere in the country. Many places on earth don't have safe drinking water due to a lack of infrastructure and regulations mandating it. The expectation is that those people will buy water or attempt to purify it themselves, whereas in this country we're expected to be able to consume water delivered to us without a fear of getting ill. Regulation with the intention of saving lives is not a bad thing. I doubt anybody would say we should abolish driving laws and driver's license requirements because they're "regulations that limit innovation." Saying we should have safe drinking water in no way limits innovation or freedom either, yet some people seem to think we need to scrap this.