If the government were to put a tax on sugar, how would you feel about that? To be more specific, a tax on sugary drinks mainly pops/sodas. the only reason the government would think of putting a tax on sugary drinks is because of the drastic rise in obesity in America. To take care of this problem they figure putting a tax on it would make it less likely for you to buy and drink them as often. Instead of taxing all sugary and unhealthy foods, they only tax sugary drink in hopes of that being an eye opener to the public. America is the only country with as much obesity as it has.
I think instead of putting a tax on ANYTHING sugary or unhealthy, they should lower the prices of healthier foods. People only purchase items that they can afford. Yes there are people that can afford the healthy food and don’t, but that’s on them. Poor people can only provide so much for their families, and all the fruits and vegetables are really high. Even meats are high in prices. If some adjustments were made, maybe there would a decline in obesity in America.
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