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- adverb In a
paternalistic manner.
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Examples
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Politically the Democrats appear to want to paternalistically 'supply needs' while the Republicans appear to want to paternalistically 'regulate conduct.'
Against Paternalism, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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However, I would prefer to let them make their own mistakes rather than have mistakes forced on them paternalistically.
Adverse Results for School Vouchers, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Her desire to fault the West is so ingrained that she criticizes the British Empire's efforts to stamp out the practice of killing newborn girls in India because "they did so paternalistically, as tyrannical fathers."
The War Against Girls Jonathan V. Last 2011
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In a sense, behavioral economics extends the paternalistically protected category of “idiots” to include most people, at predictable times.
A Case for Paternalism?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I think we need to be honest about the abilities of Government and perhaps place less emphasis on trying to make ourselves feel good about paternalistically providing scraps for the poor, laregly so that we can feel good about ourselves.
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The law is not intended to paternalistically control people, but rather to fix the free rider problem created by eliminating the preexisting condition exception.
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Places with fewer checks and balances, like Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia, turned to paternalistically justified prostate policies with awful results.
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Places with fewer checks and balances, like Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia, turned to paternalistically justified prostate policies with awful results.
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Nazi Germany or Soviet Russia, turned to paternalistically justified prostate policies with awful results.
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However, I would prefer to let them make their own mistakes rather than have mistakes forced on them paternalistically.
Comment of the Week, 10-15-03, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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