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Nanny State

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  • 15-12-2010 2:15am
    #1
    123MEE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭


    Cannot buy a bottle of wine after 10pm. Poor us cannot be trusted to take responsibility for our own actions, lucky we have solid legistation to look after our best interest.....:rolleyes:


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    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    123MEE wrote: »
    Cannot buy a bottle of wine after 10pm. Poor us cannot be trusted to take responsibility for our own actions, lucky we have solid legistation to look after our best interest.....:rolleyes:

    Nothing to do with a nanny state at all, rather to protect the interests of the Publicans. It was the VFI that lobbied for and got this law change IIRC.

    Nate


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    123MEE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32 ✭123MEE


    did it do them any good?


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    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    No, it was a typically gombeen short-sighted measure that did nothing to improve their trade. King Canute shouting at the waves............

    Nate


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    upandcumming
    Registered Users Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭upandcumming


    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    No, it was a typically gombeen short-sighted measure that did nothing to improve their trade. King Canute shouting at the waves............

    Nate
    Nate--IRL-- wrote: »
    Nothing to do with a nanny state at all, rather to protect the interests of the Publicans. It was the VFI that lobbied for and got this law change IIRC.

    Nate

    Thanks for signing your post there, my eyes can't move the 40mm required to see who posted it there.


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    Nate--IRL--
    Registered Users Posts: 2,223 ✭✭✭Nate--IRL--


    upandcumming wrote: »
    Thanks for signing your post there, my eyes can't move the 40mm required to see who posted it there.

    You are very welcome, anything I can do to make your life easier.....

    Nate


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    jor el
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,713 ✭✭✭✭jor el


    This is the consumer issues forum, not a blog.


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