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 (how much) do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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fast
food
in the past decades has had a strong negative effect on
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overall health. Some people believe that increasing tax rates on
such
food
is
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necessery
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necessary
in order to solve
this
.
However
, in
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essay, I will elaborate on why I think that it might not be the best solution and explain how raising society's
conciouseness
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consciousness
about negative effects is
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efficient way. It is
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undoubtedly
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higher taxes on unhealthy products will increase their prices and
thus
, deter part of the population from buying
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. The main problem with
this
is that these minimal jumps in price tags will, in fact, impact the decisions just of the people with serious financial struggles which represent only a small part of a nation.
Furthermore
, it will negatively affect
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economics
, more precisely it will endanger
profitability
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of fast
food related
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companies.
Hence
, the consequences of
this
solution are not likely to be worth a small
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in
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consumption
consummation
consumation
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of similar products.
On the other hand
, if the government redirects its
foucus
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focus
toward raising the
conciousness
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consciousness
of the nation about
importance
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the importance
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of healthy diet, it will not only avoid consequences related to the economy
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but
also
affect a wider range of
population
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the population
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.
This
could be done through implementing health education classes in schools
for instance
, or
conversely
, lowering fees on nutritious groceries.
Therefore
, if people could recognize all the
deasises
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desires
caused by
high
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intake of
the
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fast
food
and all the
postive
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positive
aspect of
nutritious
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a nutritious
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diet, the majority of the problem would be solved. In conclusion, I firmly believe that higher fees would not have
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positive effect on the amount of nutritiously poor
food
consumed and that promoting
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lifestyle would be significantly more effective.
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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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