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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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>Actually no, it still isn't. ^ Is what you really said, which didn't make sense even in context. You pay taxes for what your democratically elected representatives determine it's for, not what you personally think - and like the WHO, they think some of it should be marginally spent on solving major public health concerns.

It isn't my government's responsibility. Didn't say it wasn't an important issue. The idea that democratic elections are functioning in a representative way in America is a joke. I have no control over many policies that govern me. But I still reserve the right to decide what I think are worthwhile tax expenditures. Your same logic would invalidate the gross overspending of taxes towards my government's defense budge…

So major public health concerns are not the government's responsibility?

At least you understand saying, "That's not what I pay taxes for" is a moot argument then.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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I believe this statement is short-sighted, and I would strongly recommend child-proof packaging for this product. If a child eats a tube of toothpaste, it's not great for them[1], but eating a significant amount of caffeinated toothpaste would most likely kill them. This is a problem because people don't normally store and secure toothpaste the way they do bleach or pesticides, and also because this product is formul…

>I believe this statement is short-sighted I'm not saying this caffeine toothpaste is safer than fluoride containing toothpaste just that toothpaste can still cause harm. From what I've read of caffeine overdoses your suggestion of a child-proof packaging is a very good one. A tube of toothpaste might have enough fluoride to kill 30-50 mice, but not necessarily a child. Eating a whole tube of toothpaste is excessive…

I hear you, toothpaste is not zero harm.

I'm just saying it's not an airy-fairy concern that this would be lethal, partly because of the sociology of toothpaste, and also because eating a tube surpasses the documented LD50 for adults.

Think of the warnings on acetominophen and then think this one through.

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