VICTORIA AS A 'NANNY STATE'

Victoria Is Often Referred To As a 'Nanny State'

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Essay Summary

The essay focuses on the Nanny state which has been a given name for the Victoria State located in Australia. The price rise and the taxation, the rules, regulation and laws governing the state have made the people's life a matter of concern. The essay focuses on the laws levied on the people and the current issues for the tobacco and alcohol problems in the State. The law has been enforced on the Victoria state more than anywhere else in the Australia, including in the health sector. To the proposal of National Preventative Health Agency, there are hosts of example, in addition of how into practice there measures have already been put. In advertisement Australia is not running advertises that the equivalent cancerous effects are applicable for the alcohol consuming people as there are the same effects for tobacco.

Victoria Is Often Referred To As a 'Nanny State'

Introduction

The individual choice of the citizen is been increasingly been regulated by the government to regulate and tax. To direct from the consumption behaviour away, these activities are designed which are seen for those who make that choice to harm the person. Into the lives of individuals, the broader societal trend of interference of government has increased; the phrase “Nanny State” successfully encapsulates it. The overall trend is unambiguous, while the governments incremental efforts to consolidate the social life and economic in the Nanny State are subtle. The Nanny State has been elaborated by David Harsanyi as,

'In micromanaging the welfare of its citizen, it is a place where government takes hyper-interest, and shielding us from our own irrational behaviour and injurious'

Costs and health consequences as a justification, predominantly using, to downstream choices consequences, Australian governments are encroaching incrementally into individuals' lives so that to remove the risk. And through prohibitions, regulations and taxes the behavioural measures key targets are consumer products like fatty, salty and sugary food and alcohol, beverages and tobacco products. To redirect consumer behaviour, Australia is an introducing government leader. But this is not unique and around the world similar trends are emerging. For the United Nation, through the World Health Organization, tackling non communication diseases and healthy lifestyles has now become a priority issue. By health activists, to direct consumer behaviour use of policy, on tobacco control, the introduction of the WHO framework convention will seek to promote by the heath activists.

Body of the Essay

The law has been enforced on the Victoria state more than anywhere else in the Australia, including in the health sector. To the proposal of National Preventative Health Agency, there are hosts of example, in addition of how into practice there measures have already been put. In advertisement Australia is not running advertises that the equivalent cancerous effects are applicable for the alcohol consuming people as there are the same effects for tobacco. In the Victoria state there are many proposals on the table ...