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 with this opinion?

Consumption of junk

food

in the modern world has become a great concern mainly among workers and youngsters. Because of

this

fact, somebody claims the Union must increase taxes over its purchase in order to mitigate health impacts. In

this

essay, I will outline why I consider

this

trend completely unreasonable.

To begin

with, undoubtedly, eating too much fast

food

is one of the newest society setbacks. Due to companies working hours demand and accelerated lifestyle, individuals do not have time to prepare their daily meals, as it requires some

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attention

. The Méqui franchises, how the McDonalds chains are called in Brazil,

for instance

, report that during weekdays, workers' afternoon

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their most profitable hour, since the great majority of employees are fit in

this

insane routine,

thus

, resorting to quick solutions to substitute a home-cooked meal.

Furthermore

, if the government enables higher fees on

this

kind of

food

, it will force people who relish these affordable and easy services to find other establishments, probably with extortionate prices, to have lunch. When a

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food

chain,

such

as BurgerKing, is compared with a home-cooked meal chain, like Red Lobster,

for example

, it is evident why choosing a one-

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dollar

menu helps to save money at the end of the month. As a matter of fact, imposing more purchasing taxes in

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attempt

to diminish junk

food

consumption must harm

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, in one way or another, as their working hours would remain the same, and their lack of time to prepare their

food

at home would not change as well. To summarize, I utterly disagree with the application of higher taxes on fast

food

, as it will have a negative impact on people's savings.

Therefore

, if the government wants to, somehow, mitigate health issues related to non-healthy eating habits, they should not problematize the junk

food

chains.