Big Brother has an ambition: to become Big Nanny. The Government wants to introduce a £224 million "Children's Index", a massive database of every child in the country, charting progress from birth to adulthood and flagging up "concerns" about each child's development. Two "flags" on a child's record would trigger ...
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11-27-2006, 12:12 PM
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| Anti-War, Anti-State, Pro-Free Market  Capitalist 
| UK governments wants to setup a database to watch what children eat
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11-27-2006, 12:18 PM
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| ..... your a worthless poster  Realist
| Originally Posted by article It's always "for the children" isn't it.........
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11-27-2006, 03:17 PM
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| Never, never, never give up  Conservative Party High Point, NC
| Wow. That is amazing. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 03:17 PM
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| Friend to all.  Socialist Maryland
| Eh, England. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 04:03 PM
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| Junkie libertarian
| England: Sliding down the razor blade of life! | ||||
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11-27-2006, 06:19 PM
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| Administrator  libertarian Oklahoma
| Does this really surprise anyone? They have a socialized medical system so to cut costs they start infringing on what people eat and drink. This should come as no suprise. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 07:25 PM
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| Political Genius  Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by 7960 If you think the right is feeding you Big Brother over security the left is doing it with doing good "for the children" and then the rest of us! In fact I suspect the next shot at Universal Heathcare will come under a "children" trojan horse. They are at it in California already..... 
__________________ Sock It To Me!  "Bureaucracy is a Parasite that Preys on Free Thought and Suffocates Free Spirit!" - Douglas Adams | ||||
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11-27-2006, 07:27 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| Originally Posted by 6SpeedTA95
The "free heathcare" will have costs. Our behavior will be a big factor in those costs. So yes, they will try to micromanage us and ration care to keep their costs under control. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 08:09 PM
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| Last Starfighter  Independent Northern California
| There is no such thing as free. Somewhere someone is paying for it with higher taxes. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 08:15 PM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina
| Wow, that's just... creepy almost. UK has been heading in this direction for awhile with their massive amount of CCTV stuff, but this seems like a pretty big step, even for them. | ||||
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11-27-2006, 08:25 PM
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| Originally Posted by motivez But is it really that surprising? Their healthcare costs have ballooned over hte last decade or so for a variety of reasons. They're now trying to force people to behave in a healthy manner and when you turn over control of your health to the government I dont find it that ironic or out of line. If my tax dollars are being used to pay for everyone's healthcare then I expect the government to find a way to make sure I'm not getting screwed.
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11-27-2006, 11:30 PM
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| Political Genius Republican Yorba Linda Ca.
| The lawyers have been working on "health police" for food ever since they saw all that tobacco money! | ||||
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