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Nanny State Regulations

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Picture this: you and your friends just went out in a deserted corn field after it rains with your pick-up truck. You ripped around and had a great time, and its finally time to drive yourself home. While merging onto the highway you notice a state trooper pulls up behind you and you see he has his lights on, pulling you over. You pull over to the side of the highway and given a $2,000 dollar fine for the appearance of your vehicle. This is an example of one of the many Nanny State regulations in the United States. Personally, I am on the fence about Nanny States. They do serve some form of purpose, but then again they can defiantly infringe upon your “freedoms” here in the United States. In its simplest terms, a Nanny State is “a government …show more content…

In the state of New York, you can receive up to a $50.00 dollar fine for smoking in a banned area. I think these kinds of regulations are necessary. There are so many health hazards that come from smoking. Not everybody wants to smell cigarettes, and they should not have to if they simply step outside their door. Similarly, recycling is a very important topic. According to the Economic Collapse “cities have started using RFID tracking chips to monitor the recycling habits of their citizens” (18 Examples of the Nanny State…). I think that this is a little unnecessary, it defiantly interferes with our basic freedoms. Nonetheless, having regulations for protecting our earth is incredibly important. Regulations Nanny States put into place for recycling are that households and businesses must have two separate garbage cans: one for trash, and one for recyclables. If this law is disobeyed, you could be finned in San Francisco. In conclusion, I am on the fence with the topic of Nanny States. On one hand they can protect citizens and our planet from carelessness. Carelessness such as not recycling, or smoking cigarettes causing other people to get sick or uncomfortable. On the other hand, the Nanny States interfere with our basic freedom of choice. We can see this through Nanny States banning trans-fats and sugars from our diets. Overall, I think Nanny States have their good and bad qualities much like any other things here in

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