Junk Food Tax The current issue of junk food consumption and the overall obesity battle in America continues to plague our nation. The suggestion to counteract this problem is the implementation of a “junk tax”. ProQuest states that‚ “’junk food tax’ refers to a tax placed upon fattening foods or beverages” (Par. 1). The intention of the tax is to minimize the consumption of unhealthy foods‚ which would expectantly lead to a healthier population. A junk food tax would also generate revenue for causes
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Should There Be a Tax On Junk Food? What would it be like to see a healthier‚ skinnier world? A world were more of the population exercised. People choose to eat well balanced meals instead of greasy‚ fattening foods. Where it would be easier to afford the more healthy foods and not the fast foods all the time. Junk food should be taxed because the rate of obesity is rising rapidly‚ so people need to choose their foods more wisely‚ and
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Junk Food tax is defined as“taxing less nutritional value food such as sugary pop while food with high nutritional value will not be taxed.” (Rupert Taylor‚ 2009). Junk Food is generally consumed by people with a wide range of ages‚ a majority of children‚ adults or even elderly love consuming junk food. It is likely to say that junk food contains quite a lot of fat and food additives which have low nutritional value and bad to our health. Research appears to show (Dr. Michael Booth‚ 2009) that the
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many changes‚ there should be a tax on junk food as it leads to problems like obesity and diabetes. A junk food tax might also be helpful to lessen the strain on the healthcare system‚ as costs are presently rising due to disease stemming from increasing obesity rates. And finally‚ the tax can at the very least discourage buying and eating junk food. For these reasons‚ junk food should be taxes. One reason junk food should have taxes is because sugary drinks and junk food‚ lead to problems like obesity
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In the previous years‚ some attempts have been tried to solve the obesity problem. In comparison with other attempts‚ the Early Care and Education Policy and the junk food tax brought some hope for people who wanted to solve the obesity problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ the Early Care and Education Policy (ECE) which is intended to help educate public health practitioners‚ child care providers‚ and decision-makers about the current conditions exist in their state
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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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and soda are not helping improve our schools as promised. Our schools still look the same with no support‚ extra-curricular activities. The tax didn’t change anything for our schools. Our books still old and falling apart. People from Pepsi quit their job because they thought they weren’t getting paid enough. The soda tax should affect their paycheck. This is really an outrage and it is affecting not only the jobs at Pepsi Co. also it is effecting the stores who are not selling as much sodas and
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The current issue of junk food consumption and the overall obesity battle worldwide continues to expand rapidly. The suggestion to counteract this problem is the implementation of a “junk tax”. ProQuest states that‚ “’junk food tax’ refers to a tax placed upon fattening foods or beverages” (Par. 1). The intention of the tax is to minimize the consumption of unhealthy foods‚ which would expectantly lead to a healthier population. A junk food tax would also generate revenue for causes
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Poll: Most Oppose Tax on Junk Food This poll was taken as part of CBS News’ "Where America Stands" series‚ an in-depth look at where the country stands today on key topics and an outlook for the future decade. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Americans want to lose weight‚ a new CBS News poll finds – but they do not favor a tax on junk food and do not believe that such a tax would help lower obersity. The poll results reveal that the vast
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various schools sell junk foods to students and of course according to me this isn’t right. There are various reasons why junk foods should be removed from school lunch menus. One of the most important reason is that it is important to create a healthier student body in order to allow him or her to concentrate in class work at ease. Junk foods should be banned from school lunch menus due to the fact that they affect both the body and the mind negatively. To begin with‚ junk food is the main cause of
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