Question(s)
1. Define "nanny state".
2. a) Do you agree with cartoonist Bob Lang? Explain your answer.
b) Ask a parent the same question.
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Answer(s)
1. Definitions for "nanny state":
- a government which tries to give too much advice or make too many laws about how people should live their lives (from dictionary.cambridge.org)
- a government perceived as having excessive ... control over the welfare of its citizens, especially in the enforcement of extensive public health and safety regulations
(from answers.com) - in general nanny state is used in reference to policies where the [government] is perceived as being excessive in its desire to protect (as a nanny would protect a child), govern or control particular aspects of society (from wikipedia)
2. a) Opinion question. Answers vary.
b) Answers vary.
