WHO IS IN CONTROL

WHO IS IN CONTROL?

THE NANNY STATE

Is the Nanny State out of control?

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1 The use of trans-fats is limited in New York restaurants.

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2 When you're crossing rhe street in Fort Lee, New Jersey, it’s illegal to talk on a cell phone.

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Kids in Tennessee are not allowed to wear jeans.

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4 Children’s toys are banned in fast-food meals in San Francisco.

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5 In Kansas, noise from tires is restricted.

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6 In Hilton Head, South Carolina, you are not allowed to keep trash in your car.

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7 You are not permitted to swear when you are in a car in Rockville, Maryland.

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8 The US government limits the amount of salt and sugar in packaged foods.

SPEAKING

• Imagine the following laws have been proposed for the area where you live. Would you be in favor of them or do you think they are too “nanny state”?