Cutting welfare to anti-vaxers is "moral panic" and the "state interfering in the child-rearing of minority cultures" http://bit.ly/1HjqkeA
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Replying to @BernardKeane
@BernardKeane genuine Q, Bernard - you're pretty anti nanny state usually. In what way is this different?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @trentyarwood
@trentyarwood nanny state doesn't apply - anti-vaxxers are a danger to rest of community. also, this is cutting payments, not compulsion1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @BernardKeane
@BernardKeane how is cutting payments to non-objector under-vax parents materially different to deterrent taxation on eg smokes?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @trentyarwood
@trentyarwood further, the social costs of smoking are already paid for by excise; smoking has no additional cost/herd immunity equivalent1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@OaaSvc @trentyarwood I think we've regulated most of that away - but I'd still ban any smoking near any children
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