Not surprised you'd approve.
The idea that the Great Unwashed have to be forced to do the sensible thing by a Progressive Elite (whose ideas are, of course, infallible) is one of the foundation principles of liberalism.
Up in San Francisco they're outlawing plastic grocery bags, and getting ready to tax sodas.
Weird that "liberalism" and "liberty" have the same roots.
On the other hand, maybe you're just more comfortable when someone else is making all your decisions for you.