Health care has always been a challenge to most governments. Some people think that governments should collect fat tax because fattening food increases the risk of diseases. Others, however, believe that people should be free to choose their own diet. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

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Nowadays, as the pace of life in the city is becoming faster than before,
people
always have less time to cook by themselves.
Instead
, a variety of new
food
has appeared in
this
world,
such
as fast
food
and microwaved
food
. These kinds of
food
are really
convenience
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for
people
who spend most of their time
on
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at
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work.
However
, it
also
cause
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causes
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some
health
problems for
people
. On the one hand,
people
who always dine out would have a higher risk of getting diseases,
this
is because we have no idea about the making process of the
food
we eat and we don't know if the ingredients are fresh or not.
Furthermore
, in order to make the
food
more appealing, it always contains lots of salt and oil, which is the main culprit of obesity .
Therefore
, some
people
argue that if
people
who
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do not care about their own
health
, it will cause a waste of
health
care funds which is offered by
government
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the government
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, so they need to pay more
health
care taxes to
government
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the government
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.
On the other hand
, some
people
think they have the
rights
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to choose the
food
they want to eat,
government
should not limit the freedom of
people
to choose what they want to eat.
Moreover
, nobody volunteers to put themselves at
risks
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, if they have enough time to cook themselves, they would not want to eat the unknown
food
to risk their own
health
. As far as I am concerned, I believe that it is inappropriate for
government
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the government
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to collect
fat
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a fat
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tax. It not only violates human rights but
also
shows disrespect to the
people
who are genetically predisposed to fat disease. There must be some better solutions to deal with
this
problem
such
as encouraging
people
to do some exercise. We should come up with an award system
instead
of a punishment.
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