No more gut strings?

[uwe]

Lehman's? The term nanny state has nothing to do with financial regulation. Now, if Lehman's had a company cafeteria that came under dictator Mayor Bloomberg's order banning trans-fats in restaurants, that would be an example of a nanny state regulation. Protecting people from their own personal choices under the guise of "it's for your own good." Often based on junk science (remember when trans-fats were good for you?).

OTOH protecting against the spread of a deadly disease is reasonable, but when the regulations are such that they kill off businesses that aren't a real threat, that's unreasonable.

Teacher! A question: Outlawing tobacco industry good or bad, nanny state or not? Just curious.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

Tobacco isn't outlawed, just more heavily regulated, but not excessively. Folks who want it can still easily buy it legally.

[Freuds_Cat]

Tobacco isn't outlawed, just more heavily regulated, but not excessively. Folks who want it can still easily buy it legally.

Packet of smokes must cost a lot less over there than they do here I guess. Its about $14 or $15 a pack of 25's.

[Psycho Bass Guy]

I don't smoke, but I grew tobacco for ten years.

Here's a cool song that involves gut strings.

[Dave W]

Outlawing the tobaccco industry would be nanny state. That's not going to happen, though.

[Pilgrim]

Trying to get consumption of either booze or tobacco legalized today (if they had just been invented) would be impossible.  They're legal because they are legacy drugs.

[Freuds_Cat]

Outlawing the tobaccco industry would be nanny state. That's not going to happen, though.

Maybe not there Dave but they are giving it a good try here.