The Nanny State

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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 passed by parliament) will be to put a higher level of taxation on "unhealthy" foods. Now I consider myself a pretty healthy eater, but adults have the right to choose for themselves what to buy and eat, just as adults have the right to smoke if they choose, without being portrayed as evil anti-social pariahs. If the government want to help people to eat more healthily, perhaps they should subsidise healthier foods for those on lower incomes, or offer tax breaks to companies who stop using unhealthy ingredients in their products. I'm sick to the back teeth of being told how to live my life by the government. Who else thinks they should butt out? The more people accept this sort of treatment, the more they'll become passive and obedient to the government, and the less they'll question and think for themselves. The government are there to REPRESENT us (in theory), not to baby us, and tax us out of existence when we don't live as they think we ought. I've always been of a left-wing persuasion, but I'm beginning to look back on Tory rule with more fondness than I ever believed I would - at least you knew how they were going to swindle you, and at least they kept their noses out of our business!