People are always in a rush, and in this society there is no time to waste. One has to move from one thing to the next with no time for food. For most, the solutions to this problem are fast foods and soft drinks, but with the problem of obesity rising, people blame companies for the amount of fat put into foods and the amount of sugar in their soft drinks as the reason for obesity. Then again, people have to realize in order to lose weight, they have to want to lose it. Raising taxes on fast foods and soft drinks can only make a dent in the process that needs to be taken to reduce the amount of obese people in the US. Taxation has been anticipated as a means of reducing the consumption of these beverages and fast foods, thereby lowering health
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They like to have power to choose what they can eat. Karen Kaplan, a science and medicine editor at the Los Angeles Times agrees with the taxation on fast foods and soft drinks. However, she suggests. “To make a significant dent in escalating rates of obesity, taxes would have to be steep and widespread.” “There are reasons why taxes curb smoking but might have little effect on obesity. Raise the cigarette tax, and smokers can either pay up or quit. Raise the tax on sugar-sweetened colas, and customers can switch to sports drinks or punch, which often contain even more calories” (Kaplan). Should we raise taxes on fast food and soft drinks to curb obesity in the US? The answer is yes. The taxes on the fast foods and the soft drinks would help people decide not to spend an extra amount of money to pay for the fast foods and soft drinks. “It is very hard, says Marion Nestle, professor and chair of the department of nutrition and food studies at New York University, she questions whether we will have enough willpower to overcome all tempting food available to us with the new tax idea, “We are so programmed to eat everything in front of us. Eating is fun, and not eating is not fun” (Hellmich). Most tax payers also disagree, because they would be the ones paying the taxes, unless they would not buy the fast foods or soft …show more content…
From the US’s point of view, Denver is actually not an obese country. Denver’s obesity rate is 9% well below the European average of 15% and less than a third the rate of Americans. Mark Bittman, an American food journalist, author, and columnist for The New York Times, suspects that the Danish government is struggling to find new income. There’s also the idea that Danes do not mind playing taxes as long as they’re put to good use, and here to a great extent they are. Jesper Petersen, spokesperson on taxation for the SF argues, “For generations, when we believe something is bad for the population but not so bad that it should be outlawed, we tax it,” “This tax is not without problems. It is limited to saturated fats, and yet other fats and empty carbohydrates from sugar to white bread are probably likewise to blame for the obesity epidemic
They like to have power to choose what they can eat. Karen Kaplan, a science and medicine editor at the Los Angeles Times agrees with the taxation on fast foods and soft drinks. However, she suggests. “To make a significant dent in escalating rates of obesity, taxes would have to be steep and widespread.” “There are reasons why taxes curb smoking but might have little effect on obesity. Raise the cigarette tax, and smokers can either pay up or quit. Raise the tax on sugar-sweetened colas, and customers can switch to sports drinks or punch, which often contain even more calories” (Kaplan). Should we raise taxes on fast food and soft drinks to curb obesity in the US? The answer is yes. The taxes on the fast foods and the soft drinks would help people decide not to spend an extra amount of money to pay for the fast foods and soft drinks. “It is very hard, says Marion Nestle, professor and chair of the department of nutrition and food studies at New York University, she questions whether we will have enough willpower to overcome all tempting food available to us with the new tax idea, “We are so programmed to eat everything in front of us. Eating is fun, and not eating is not fun” (Hellmich). Most tax payers also disagree, because they would be the ones paying the taxes, unless they would not buy the fast foods or soft …show more content…
From the US’s point of view, Denver is actually not an obese country. Denver’s obesity rate is 9% well below the European average of 15% and less than a third the rate of Americans. Mark Bittman, an American food journalist, author, and columnist for The New York Times, suspects that the Danish government is struggling to find new income. There’s also the idea that Danes do not mind playing taxes as long as they’re put to good use, and here to a great extent they are. Jesper Petersen, spokesperson on taxation for the SF argues, “For generations, when we believe something is bad for the population but not so bad that it should be outlawed, we tax it,” “This tax is not without problems. It is limited to saturated fats, and yet other fats and empty carbohydrates from sugar to white bread are probably likewise to blame for the obesity epidemic