अगर लोगों के गलत फैसले लेने की बात ही इतनी बड़ी वजह है कि सरकार सिगरेट पीने और मोटरसाइकिल चलाने जैसे खतरनाक कामों से जुड़े उनके फैसलों पर सवाल उठाए, तो आखिर किस वजह से सरकार को लोगों को इतने महत्वपूर्ण मामलों में अपने फैसले खुद लेने से रोकना चाहिए; जैसे कि कहाँ रहना है, कितनी पढ़ाई करनी है, किससे शादी करनी है, बच्चे पैदा करने हैं या नहीं, कौन सी नौकरी करनी है, या कौन सा धर्म अपनाना है?
If the fact that people make poor decisions is reason enough for the government to second-guess their decisions about dangerous activities such as smoking cigarettes and riding motorcycles, why on earth should the government let people make their own choices when it comes to such consequential matters as where to live, how much education to get, whom to marry, whether to have children, which job to take, or what religion to practice?
If the fact that people make poor decisions is reason enough for the government to second-guess their decisions about dangerous activities such as smoking cigarettes and riding motorcycles, why on earth should the government let people make their own choices when it comes to such consequential matters as where to live, how much education to get, whom to marry, whether to have children, which job to take, or what religion to practice?
...इस बात का कोई सबूत नहीं है कि सिगरेट के धुएँ के संपर्क में आने से आपकी जीवन प्रत्याशा पर कोई असर पड़ता है।
...there is no evidence that casual exposure to secondhand smoke has any impact on your life expectancy.
...there is no evidence that casual exposure to secondhand smoke has any impact on your life expectancy.
हम उन उपभोक्ताओं पर निर्भर नहीं रह सकते जो ऐसी चीज़ों पर वो पैसा खर्च करें जो उनके पास है ही नहीं और ऐसी चीज़ों पर जो उन्हें चाहिए ही नहीं, इसलिए सरकार को उनके लिए यह करना ही होगा
We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do it for them
We can't depend on consumers to spend money they don't have on stuff they don't need, so the government has to do it for them