Should junk food be highly taxed to avoid unhealthy eating?
- Created by: Lara Ghanoudi
- Created on: 21-11-16 12:44
Should junk food be highly taxed to avoid unhealthy eating? |
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EvaluationThe human body is a machine which needs to be well oiled all the time in order to function properly. Food is the fuel for this machine which gives it energy to run properly and helps do all the necessary body functions. Having a tax on junk food does not mean the majority will no longer being able to afford it. It is only a little change that may bring better health conditions to the citizens. People want government healthcare to save their lives ...Yet they have a problem with government trying to prevent you from getting sick to begin with?If fast food prices were raised it would help support a higher wage for the workers as well as start to cut back on the americans who struggle with their weight. If the healthier food is cheaper they may end up trying it and hopefully like it.Junk food doesn't fill you up, it is just empty carbs. It may taste good, but the effects of these snacks are much worse than what they gave. Instead, you have to waste money buying all of the snacks, then have to perhaps pay even more for medical bills, and endure the humiliation that comes along with the flab.Since junk food is known to cause health problems such as cancer, and these facts are common knowledge, taxes must be employed on these products just like taxes are incorporated into tobacco sales. People should get there rights to eat what they want but not everything is good for you! That's exactly why the government should increase the taxes on junk food like how the healthier food is these days . However, the healthier food should be lower on taxes. |
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