n 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 impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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The fast-
food
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culture has flourish drastically over the past decade, mainly due to easy availability and advertisements. While some believe that imposing extra taxes would help in reducing its consumption, others argue
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. In my perspective, additional taxes on
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restaurants would only affect a particular class of the society; the remaining population can't even afford to eat there often.
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with, the advocates of additional taxes on fast
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say that expensive restaurants would somehow demotivate the people to eat there frequently. Who would like to waste his precious earings on overpriced and unhealthy
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?
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, the demand will reduce automatically at higher prices.
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, the money from those taxes could be utilized to cure the patients at a hospital, which may act as a positive step in the right direction. South Korea,
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, has 5% more taxes on the fast-
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restaurants, and outcome from these are used to cure diabetes and heart patients. In contrary, it is argued by the other side that most of the people do not eat fast
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anyways because it is not affordable for them already. Which certainly means that special taxes on
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places and eateries might not affect more than 80% of the population as they already cater there occasionally.
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, motivational campaigns and programs are needed to divert their attention towards their deteriorating consequences.
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, in Pakistan, public awareness messages are displayed after prime time every day to guide people about the detrimental effect of junk
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. To conclude, I certainly believe that higher taxes on junk
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could push people to eat healthily;
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, it cannot target the whole society at once.
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, certain awareness campaigns are
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needed to educate and motivate the general public.
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