The Trouble with Libertarian Paternalism

"There are many arguments against government paternalism: apart from limiting individual choice (for example, the choice to remain uninsured in the current healthcare debate in the United States) and preventing individuals from learning, history suggests time and again that the conventional wisdom prevalent in society is wrong. And, since governments typically try to enforce the conventional wisdom, the consequences could be disastrous, because they are magnified by the state's coordinating - and coercive - power."