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Could smaller pies and pizzas conquer childhood obesity?

John Welford @indexer (4852) • Leicester, England 14 Oct 18

The British Government's Department of Health has come up with a plan to help tackle childhood obesity, which is becoming a serious problem. One part of the plan would be a requirement for chefs - especially in fast-food...

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The Nanny State

Lynn Fowler @lynnief (1203) • Australia 17 Apr 18

This discussion is prompted by a response to my discussion on coffee and the experts' change of opinion about it. I love Australia, and I still believe it is the best country in the world, but it really annoys me that it is...

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Nanny State Run Amok

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 25 Sep 12

It started with trying to ban cigarettes (but the government made too much money of the tax so we just restrict and tax it more). Now it is food in NYC no large soda, no trans fat, no added salt and now on the national level eat...

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Where "slippery slope" is no longer a fallacy...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 17 Sep 09

The nanny staters are a bunch who can't be parodied and you can never exagerate the lengths they'll go to accomplish their totalitarian goals. Freedom of choice is an enemy and "there outta be a law" is their creed. First...

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Laws in search of a problem...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 27 Aug 09

Like many other places, Wisconsin is full of people who seem to demand laws that don't actually address a problem... There is a push for a state law requiring "Obsolute Sobriety" for bartenders while on duty. Have any of you...

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I Got Your Nanny State Right Here You Want It?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 28 Apr 09

Free health care, I could provide it for you? Free housing, I could provide it for you? Free food, I could provide it for you? Free transportation, I could provide it for you? Free clothing, I could provide it for...

from cradle to grave

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Motorcycle and ATV ban - so your kids won't SUCK ON THEM!

AngryKittyMSV @AngryKittyMSV (4317) • United States 8 Apr 09

The geniuses in Government have enacted a ban on all children's (smaller, slower, safer) motorcycles, ATV, parts, equipment and accessories, including helmets! And NOT for the reason that some would think, you know, worrying about...

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Liberty

Perry123 @Perry123 (363) 29 Feb 08

I am getting sick of governmnts and lobby groups telling us how to live our lives and removing our freedoms. I am espcially sick of the anti smoking lobby and consider smokng bans to be a gross infringement of human rights. I...

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The Nanny State

angelicEmu @angelicEmu (1311) 15 Jul 07

In the UK, our government, helped largely by the "dumbing down" style our media has adopted, have been treating its people more and more as parents would treat a toddler, using taxes as "punishment". Its latest tactic (if it gets...

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new labour

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Can We No Longer Think For OURSELVES?

OhMyDayz @OhMyDayz (157) 18 May 07

As a young adult I am sick of being told what to think, what is the correct way to do things, people always seeking help from so called professionals because they have lost the will to think for themselves. What has this world...

freedom of mind

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think for yourself

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Is it wrong to condemn those who smoke so harshly?

Whisp1976 @Whisp1976 (488) • United States 9 May 07

As someone who once indulged in the habit, I have to ask why people so unkind about those that smoke? Smokers are often treated like leppers. The hypocracy of some people makes me sick. I have often seen people who are several...

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Smoking Ban

angelwales99 @angelwales99 (24) 26 Feb 07

Am i the only person getting fed up with being told what I can and can't do. In a couple of weeks time my home town Cardiff is inflicting a smoking ban. This means that my self employed partner who works as a taxi driver will no...

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Are you sick of being told how to live your life??

ItTakesAllSorts @ItTakesAllSorts (4096) 2 Jan 07

We seem to be becoming a Nanny State in the UK. We are told by the government and stupid people on TV: How to eat properly How to loose weight How to exercise How to bring up our children How to clean our homes How to be a...

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