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I thought "nanny state" was a derogatory description of welfare policies?


Apparently not

“Nanny state is a term of British origin that conveys a view that a government or its policies are overprotective or interfering unduly with personal choice. The term likens such a government to the role that a nanny has in child rearing.”




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