Objections

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What is the slippery slope and how to counter

That once we accept modest paternalism for savings or cafeteria lines, highly intrusive interventions will follow-

Counter:
1. Isnt it a good thing to save more?
2. Low cost opt out rights, reduces the steepness of the sliperry slope
3. Sometimes a nudge is inevitable

What is ment with evil nudgers and bad nudges?

Choice architects with their own agenda.


counter:

1. Maintain freedom of choice
2. Monitor governments

What is meant. With; of punishment, redistribution and choice?

Sometimes people lach sympathy for other less well doing groups and helping those people should come from charity.

Counter
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What is the publicity principle

Bans government from selecting a policy that it would not be able or willing to defend publicly to its own citizens.

This is nice because it is practical and involves the idea of respect.

What is asymmetric paternalism?

We should design policies that help the least sophisticated people in society while imposing the smallest possible costs on the most sophisticiated.
Now suppose that for a modest cost the sunlamp can be equipped with a timer so that if people fall asleep under them they don't get burned?  should the government require that all sunlamps have that switch?
If the cost of the switch is low enough and the risk of burns is high enough, then he answer is yes according to asymmetric paternalism

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