In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to improve a higher tax on this kind of food.

The growth of the fast

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industry has, without doubt, impacted the eating habits and of many societies around the world. Diabetes, high cholesterol, respiratory problems are all on the rise due to sugar- rich and fatty

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. As far as I am concerned, I do not side with the ideas that governments should put a higher tax on fast

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. From an economic point of view, there are various reasons why it might be considered as beneficial to force

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companies to pay higher taxes.

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,

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seems to be a strategic decision since these companies tend to introduce higher minimum price for each particular item in order to get sufficient revenues to maintain their businesses or at least, not go into bankruptcy. People

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avoid buying too much

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due to its higher price the country will experience a considerably less number of people suffering from

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problems.

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, in countries

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as USA, Australia, the

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care system spends a large part of its budget on people with diet-related

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problems.

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, governments can use

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tax income to fund the

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care system and pay for their treatment.

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, we should

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consider which socioeconomic group assumes

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as the main part of their diet. Data shows that lower income groups eat more of

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than wealthier people. One possible reason of

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is that fast -

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is far cheaper than fresh produce. Many governments offer large subsidies for farmers who provide products for fast -

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companies

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as corn, wheat, beef. Fruit and vegetables,

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, are not subsidised. Research suggests that many families cannot afford to buy healthy

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or pay higher taxes for fast-

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. For them,

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is not a choice but a necessity. In conclusion, imposing a higher taxes on the fast-

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industry seems to be a good idea but cannot improve the standing situation.

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,

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will lead to greater poverty and crime rates as many families face

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hardships.