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

People of many countries believe that eating too much fast
food
is deteriorating health of many people day by day, so the government should levy more
tax
on that kind of
food
.
Although
this
might be a prevalent conviction among some people, my perspective is that imposing high
tax
will not serve any purpose to rich people who can find other substitutes of that to eat.
Firstly
, people who have a lot of wealth can buy the same foodstuffs which are sold for considerably higher prices after
tax
.
In other words
, they can get the same
food
at a high price and can still suffer from health problems because of an abundance of money.
For instance
, a recent study has shown that people with greater wealth influence buy same things repeatedly even if its price has gone up by any means.
Thus
, junk
food
which has high- priced can be bought and can still pose threat to a significant amount of people who are consuming it.
In addition
, even if the government imposes a higher
tax
on certain hazardous
food
items, customers can still choose the
next
best alternative, which is available in the market for a cheaper price, which might pose more danger to the life of people.
For example
, after imposing
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ax on the meat of cow, people still bought meat of dog, which might make them weak in the stomach.
Therefore
, consuming another type of fast
food
can cause more serious health issues. To conclude, due to various reasons, I believe that increase in
tax
on fast
food
items cannot stop people to eat less of high cholesterol
food
and
therefore
it cannot be mandatorily imposed.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • public health
  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • heart disease
  • health outcomes
  • healthcare costs
  • consumer behavior
  • socio-economic backgrounds
  • ethical implications
  • public health campaigns
  • subsidies
  • regulations
  • nutritional content
  • healthier food options
  • government intervention
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