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. Do you agree or disagree?

The number of people eating a lot of junk foods increases in some countries,
thus
they start having health issues. I strongly disagree with the idea of the government making that kind of
food
more expensive. All of us have become very comfortable with
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they
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way we live,
although
our daily lives are busier than before.
Hence
most of the workers don’t have enough time to prepare
food
or are simply lazier.
However
, it is not the government’s right to impose a higher tax on fast
food
.
First
of all, if
this
thing happens,
then
people’s
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salaries
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to get higher and due to
this
alters, there is a possibility that other products could become more costly.
As a result
,
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instead
istead
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instead
of putting that pressure on regular lives, the authorities could
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for instance
build
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facilities,
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parks and gyms and encourage
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lifestyle as well by putting signs around and producing more
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, including the topic. That way citizens would pay more attention and maybe follow these ideas for their better good. Overall, fast
food
industries’ clients are getting more due to the world’s
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economy and people stop paying attention to their well-being,
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I am not agreeing with the proposal for putting a bigger tax on
this
food
.
On the other
hand
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I believe there are some better options that will not control others’ wills and would be better for the society.
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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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