Fat Tax And Obesity
Fat Tax It is often said that people who suffer from obesity usually experience an eating disorder, or depression. My whole life I have heard that people who are obese mainly it’s due to their genes or the way they eat. In discussion of should there be a fat tax for being overweight in the US, one controversial issue has been the discrimination on these people. On the other hand, obesity contends an unneeded taxation. Others even maintain raising junk food prices. My own view is to raise junk food prices. Although there are many reasons why a person could get taxed on, a future reason why a person might get taxed is for being obese. Raising the prices on a certain product might be a better idea rather than taxing obese people, because many
obese people suffer obesity from an eating condition. Also, racing prices on unhealthy food can lower its affordability and people will have less chance of buying it and affecting their health. According to Johnstone, “if the cost of doing something is too high then fewer people are likely to do it” (1). In making this comment, Johnstone urges us to know that higher prices equals less consumption, and less people buying certain products. It is believed that by taxing obese people it could persuade them to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. Many people eat fast food due to its cheapness, advertisement greatly inspires Americans to try the latest burgers or meals. It is known that anything that is not good for consumers is most likely to result in an increase on taxes. Raising the tax makes a certain product increase in price so it will be less affordable for the consumer to consume and more likely to stop purchasing it, and it will decrease the chances for the consumer to suffer health problems or deceases. Higher tax on unhealthy food can benefit America and it’s proven that it will work.
obese people suffer obesity from an eating condition. Also, racing prices on unhealthy food can lower its affordability and people will have less chance of buying it and affecting their health. According to Johnstone, “if the cost of doing something is too high then fewer people are likely to do it” (1). In making this comment, Johnstone urges us to know that higher prices equals less consumption, and less people buying certain products. It is believed that by taxing obese people it could persuade them to exercise and live a healthy lifestyle. Many people eat fast food due to its cheapness, advertisement greatly inspires Americans to try the latest burgers or meals. It is known that anything that is not good for consumers is most likely to result in an increase on taxes. Raising the tax makes a certain product increase in price so it will be less affordable for the consumer to consume and more likely to stop purchasing it, and it will decrease the chances for the consumer to suffer health problems or deceases. Higher tax on unhealthy food can benefit America and it’s proven that it will work.