Taxing unhealthy foods
When discussing the relationship
between food and politics, the first thing I thought about was the government
trying to regulate food and the taxes. The main new thing government is trying
to add is a tax to unhealthy food so less people spend money on the unhealthy
food. Obesity has been a growing problem in America and there have been no ways
that have been efficient in slowing it down. Also along with obesity, many other
illnesses come along because of the unhealthiness of your body. diabetes,
cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. on top of that, the cost of health care for
the obese people is up to 147 billion dollars says “Taxing Unhealthy
Food.”
Government
getting involved in food, is something that i believe should have happened along
time ago. Sometimes government needs to intervene with their people to look out
for their best interests. Adding more taxes to american goods and services does
not usually sound like it would be the best thing for the nation but because of
the positive outcome that will come with the tax it is what's
best.
Obesity has been taking over our nation. It almost seems as though there are
more obese people then their are fit people. The statistic is that more than
one-third of adults are obese. Just being overweight and obese is unhealthy on
its own, but many other disease and illnesses come along with being obese.
Obesity causes heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of
cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. If deaths and disease
can be prevented by simply not letting people eat as much food then that should
happen. With unhealthy food costing more, many individuals will not have the
chance to buy the unhealthy food anymore resulting in buying healthy food, which
in return makes these individuals healthy.
between food and politics, the first thing I thought about was the government
trying to regulate food and the taxes. The main new thing government is trying
to add is a tax to unhealthy food so less people spend money on the unhealthy
food. Obesity has been a growing problem in America and there have been no ways
that have been efficient in slowing it down. Also along with obesity, many other
illnesses come along because of the unhealthiness of your body. diabetes,
cancer, and cardiovascular diseases. on top of that, the cost of health care for
the obese people is up to 147 billion dollars says “Taxing Unhealthy
Food.”
Government
getting involved in food, is something that i believe should have happened along
time ago. Sometimes government needs to intervene with their people to look out
for their best interests. Adding more taxes to american goods and services does
not usually sound like it would be the best thing for the nation but because of
the positive outcome that will come with the tax it is what's
best.
Obesity has been taking over our nation. It almost seems as though there are
more obese people then their are fit people. The statistic is that more than
one-third of adults are obese. Just being overweight and obese is unhealthy on
its own, but many other disease and illnesses come along with being obese.
Obesity causes heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of
cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death. If deaths and disease
can be prevented by simply not letting people eat as much food then that should
happen. With unhealthy food costing more, many individuals will not have the
chance to buy the unhealthy food anymore resulting in buying healthy food, which
in return makes these individuals healthy.