Unhealthy eating has a negative effect on both individuals and the society in which they live. Some people think that the government should tax unhealthy foods while others believe that a ‘fat tax’ is unfair and unnecessary. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
It is argued that unhealthy eating leads to a negative impact on individuals and society as a whole. Some
people
suggest that the government should tax
unhealthy foods
. While others believe that it's unfair and unnecessary to impose fat taxes. In this
essay, I will discuss these views and give some reasons why unhealthy foods
should be taxed.
On the one hand, there are several reasons why people
think that imposing a fat tax
is the necessary thing that government should do to protect people
's health. Firstly
, imposing a fat tax
can help people
avoid a lot of diseases such
as blood pressure or stomachache. Secondly
, if unhealthy food
is taxed, there will be fewer people
buying these unhealthy foods
and they only buy healthy foods
. This
will encourage people
to eat more healthy foods
. For example
, people
will decide to buy fresh potatoes instead
of french fries if they are overpriced. Hence
imposing a fat tax
is the best way to limit eating unhealthy food
.
On the other hand
, I believe that imposing a "fat tax
" is unfair and unnecessary. To begin
with, imposing a fat tax
can make people
have a difficult decision to eat because some people
think that unhealthy food
is the only affordable meal and the healthy meal have to spend a lot of money for them. In addition
, if imposing the fat tax
, some people
will not eat their favourite food
such
as soft drinks or sweets. This
will make them feel uncomfortable and unfulfilled with their food
needs. For instance
, children tend to eat unhealthy food
such
as sweets, if taxing this
unhealthy food
, their food
requests will not be met. Overall, these are the reasons why taxing unhealthy food
is not necessary for some people
.
In conclusion, although
taxing unhealthy food
will protect people
's health, it seems to me that imposing a fat tax
is unfair and unnecessary for some people
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