will be graded upon original thought and how well you convey that thought in regards to the material gathered. I was interested to read an article about Jamie Oliver’s war against sugary products. I commend health lobbyists like Oliver‚ who understand the impact that excessive sugary products‚ such as Coca-Cola soda drinks‚ have on society. His particular focus‚ since he started a global campaign over a decade ago about school lunches‚ is the link to sugars and child obesity. Grocer (2015) described
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Soda Tax: The Beginning of the End The government plans to tax sugary drinks to lower consumption and reduce obesity rates. It is a tax that is justified‚ because a high majority of its consumers are obese and our government believes they should step in and do something about it. There are positive aspects of a soda tax‚ but it would also be a violation of freedom of choice‚ with many other red flags as well. The government simply‚ has too much involvement with our personal lives. Placing a
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bars‚ pubs or somewhere else we can see that people drink many kinds of alcohol such as wine‚ spirits and beer. Alcohol includes many components‚ some of which can be dangerous for people drinking alcohol. Everyday‚ millions people drink alcohol and more than billions of liters of alcohol is consumed all over the world. Alcohol may affect not only on our bodies but also on our lives. For many reasons‚ alcohol is considered a kind of drink having a lot of disadvantages. Because of its bad components
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Iacocca knew that he needed help‚ and the only place to go was to the U.S. Government. While it seemed a long-shot‚ Iacocca explained to Congress that “if Chrysler collapsed it would cost the country 2.75 billion dollars alone in unemployment benefits” (Cole‚ 2004‚ Method section‚ para 20). In addition‚ Iacocca decreased management salaries considerably (including his own for $1 year) and went to work. With the government subsidy‚ Chrysler initiated a new‚ aggressive campaign and “…paid back the
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The Sugary Secret of Self-Control By STEVEN PINKER; Published: September 2‚ 2011 New York Times Ever since Adam and Eve ate the apple‚ Ulysses had himself tied to the mast‚ the grasshopper sang while the ant stored food and St. Augustine prayed Lord make me chaste but not yet‚ individuals have struggled with self-control. In today s world this virtue is all the more vital‚ because now that we have largely tamed the scourges of nature‚ most of our troubles are self-inflicted. We eat‚ drink
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The U.S. Government has a very large amount of debt‚ but yet the government is still focus on building and supporting things that are not necessary for the economy at all. What the U.S. Government needs to do is find a way to manage our debt‚ it is okay to have stadiums but it does no good for our economy. That is the problem with our society they are too busy worrying about sports than politics. They care and worry about who is going to win the super bowl this year‚ than to how is our financing
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you want the government to tell you what you can have to eat on a daily basis? Do you want to choose your dinner or have someone choose it for you? The government wants to control our diets here in the United States but I do not think that they have the right to tell us what we can eat. This could cause multiple issues‚ cost more money‚ and even takes away our private rights as United States citizens. How would the government be able to tell you what you can or cannot eat? The government would ban certain
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According to research‚ every year‚ more than 81 million people are added to the world-wide population and every 10 years‚ almost one billion inhabitants are added to the world’s population. There are many reasons one would say the population should be government-controlled. During the course of this essay I will be highlighting factors such as; the trends of population growth‚ environmental aspects of over-population and the financial attributes towards over-population. Trends of Population Growth
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The Chinese head tax was levied on Chinese immigration to Canada between 1885 and 1923‚ under the Chinese Immigration Act (1885). With few exceptions‚ Chinese people had to pay $50 (later raised to $100‚ then $500) to come to Canada. This anti-Chinese legislation was the first in Canadian history to exclude immigration on the basis of ethnic origin. When the tax was removed from the Chinese Immigration Act in 1923‚ Chinese immigration was banned until 1947. Background Although the first major wave
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Tax Description Income Tax is a tax on a person’s income‚ emoluments‚ profits arising from property‚ practice of profession‚ conduct of trade or business or on the pertinent items of gross income specified in the Tax Code of 1997 (Tax Code)‚ as amended‚ less the deductions and/or personal and additional exemptions‚ if any‚ authorized for such types of income‚ by the Tax Code‚ as amended‚ or other special laws. Types of Income Tax Personal Income Tax (PIT) is a direct tax levied on income
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