Because they don’t understand that voting is just one part of the democratic process.

Well, if the government heavily taxed everything above like 100 million $$$, then the money would flow back into the economy, which it obviously doesn’t while being sat on by pathologic hoarders.

“Eliminates” is a bit misleading. Calcium carbonate in the water traps the particles, some in the layer that builds up in the pot, the rest can be filtered out easier because the resulting particles are bigger.

become complacent about solving the primary problems

We have been complacent about solving the primary problems for decades. At this point we should be doing all we can, and if a way to combat the symptoms gives us more time to finally get our shit together and do something useful before everyone turns into doomers giving up because it’s too late anyway then I think that’s a good thing.