The Pros And Cons Of Taxng Sugary Drinks

One of the main argument against taxing sugary drinks is that the tax will hardly have any effect on slowing weight gain by reduction consumption, but studies have shown that find in 1983 increase in federal tax on cigarettes saved 40,000 lives per year. The idea that taxing sugary drinks will not reduce the purchase and the consumption rate appears clearly that when a product becomes more expensive in one area, they simply go across the border and buy it in a neighboring spot where it’s cheaper. However, this concern is clearly shown to be invalid since it has been found that “per capita consumption of soda dropped to 41.4 gallons last year from 52.4 gallons in 2004”(Brownell, Shughart II). This statistics indicates that consumers are not
buying this drinks and that crossing across the border to go buy drinks will still drop consumption and the purchase rate.