&gt;...it might be rational to nudge people towards healthier behaviors.<p>Let&#x27;s be clear on this issue because the advocates of nudging always seem to rationalize, minimize, evade and deny the fact that govt nudging occurs, ultimately, at the point of a gun.<p>This is not how civilized people live and, no, it is not rational. In fact, it is the very negation of rationality regardless of any real or imagined economic, financial or health benefits that accrue to the nudgers or the nudgees.