reason ranks worst nanny-state cities
The cover story of reason magazine's August/September issue ranks America's 35 largest cities with regard to their "nanny-state" proclivities. The rankings include the libertarian rag's judgment on each city's ordinances and community profile in eight areas: sex, tobacco, alcohol, guns, traffic enforcement, drugs, gambling and food/other. Our interest, naturally, is on "food/other." Perhaps unsurprisingly, when it comes to active "food police" atmosphere, San Francisco is America's most-nannying city, followed by New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. At the polar extreme was a six-way tie (listed in reverse order of each city's overall nannying score): Miami (overall #2), Denver (overall #3), Milwaukee, Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Detroit (Las Vegas, the overall #1 slipped to a tie for 7th in politically-correct food enforcement. Here's the list
Least nannying: Miami, Denver, Milwaukee, Jacksonvill, Atlanta, Detroit Tie for 7th place: Las Vegas, Portland, Phoenix, Cleveland, Washington-DC, Columbus, Charlotte Tie for 14th place: Louisville, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Indianapolis, Houston, El Paso Tie for 22nd place: Kansas City, Memphis, Nashville Tie for 25th place: Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston 28th place: Chicago Tie for 29th place: Oakland, San Jose San Diego 32nd place: Seattle 33rd place: Los Angeles 34th place: New York City 35th place (worst nanny-state city): San Francisco
