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Can a country be considered a Nanny state by have only one overprotective police or only if the country has several overprotective polices?
Is it possible for a country to become a Nany state with overprotective polices for a small period to resolve a problem and at the same time educate the society? For example, to combat poor diet and public smoking the country would create rules prohibiting them and at the same time educate the population against that habits so that in the future the population of this country will have good eating habits as a costume without needing a Nanny state to prevent them from eating poorly
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Reason: Nanny state spelled wrongly
Answer: A reasonable number, with a reasonable degree of enforcement..
There is a difference a) between making regulations that industry and commerce are required to follow so their profit motive does not willfully endanger public safety, and b) criminalizing personal behavior that can be considered dangerous to oneself. The Nanny State is the one that crosses that line.
Answer: A reasonable number, with a reasonable degree of enforcement..
There is a difference a) between making regulations that industry and commerce are required to follow so their profit motive does not willfully endanger public safety, and b) criminalizing personal behavior that can be considered dangerous to oneself. The Nanny State is the one that crosses that line.
After seeing the quality of live index i have noticed that some countries with the best quality of life are considered Nanny states such as Australia and Singapore, do you think that the International system encourages states to have Nanny state characteristic, setting nanny states as a model to follow in order to have good quality of life for citizens?
I think it is not the economics that fosters Nanny State, but education and intellect. When people get well-educated enough to think for themselves and decide what is best for their chosen lifestlye, laws have to be made to keep them in check.
After seeing the quality of live index i have noticed that some countries with the best quality of life are considered Nanny states such as Australia and Singapore, do you think that the International system encourages states to have Nanny state characteristic, setting nanny states as a model to follow in order to have good quality of life for citizens?
They are considered nanny states? What about them are nanny states versus non-nanny states?
They are considered nanny states? What about them are nanny states versus non-nanny states?
They have some rules that affect the freedom of choice for example in Australia you have to cycle using a bicycle helmets, in some cities alcohol possession or consumption is prohibited
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How is Australia similar to Singapore as a nanny state?
Australia is much more liberal.
Australia can be more liberal, but there are some policies that can be considered as Nanny State policies, In NSW and Victoria, swings, see-saws, flying foxes and roundabouts have been banned at schools during their lunch break to avoid "public health" problems.
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