EU Bans Free-Range Kids! Nanny of the Month Goes Global (Oct 2011)
Turns out minding other people's business is a worldwide affliction, and in this very special edition of Nanny of the Month, we explore nannyism across the pond.
Fat taxes are all the rage in Europe. After the skinny Danes slapped a tax on foods high in saturated fats, other European pols-including British Prime Minister David Cameron-have considered following suit.
And in Australia's Northern Territory, they're bringing alcohol prohibition back-incrementally, that is-by barring problem drinkers from buying grog. What could possibly go wrong!
But in the first-ever Nanny of the Month Global Edition, top dishonors go to the European Union's control freaks who have cracked down on free-range kids, slapping regulations on everything from baby rattlers (which have brand-new noise restrictions) to blowing up balloons (not to be done by tots under age eight!).
Approximately 1.20 minutes.
"Nanny of the Month" is written and produced by Ted Balaker. Opening animation by Meredith Bragg.
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