There are different voices in a soda tax. Some people argue that it's necessary measure for the sake of public health, pointing to the "externalities" of soda consumption as a justification for the apparent strangeness of a tax on a specific food item. The other argue that its conception is of nutrition on Americans and thereby limit freedom of choice, and that soda taxes are regressive, hurting poor people more than they hurt the rich. I state that soda taxes are necessary for American people.First of all, drinking soda that cause 2600 death, 9,500 heart attacks, and 240,000 new cases of diabetes every year. It is a big proportion in the death reaason. Adding soda taxes is a clear method to advising people to reduce drinking soda. Then it will avert people death in some sick. In addition, adding soda taxes is not only to help people save money to reduce drinking soda, but also it will improve people diet to get health. Finally, through add taxes on soda that is big income for fiscal income, and use this income to spend on people health care that is a great help.
In a word, adding soda taxes is not regressive, it will help people more healthy than before.
It states that increasing the soda tax is a good method to prevent people from being obesity. It also gives details about the negative effects that soda brings to people. In my words, I support to add the soda tax, because soda will cause a lot of health problems. Do you drink soda?
ReplyDeleteThis is a good comment!
DeleteI like the dates it used to show up the harmful of drinking soda. Meantime, I agree that increasing the soda tax is not only beneficial to people but also to our government. It is a good decision. I hope it can have some achievement. Do you remind yourself being far away the soda?
ReplyDeleteAlso a good comment!
ReplyDeleteI like your mini essay. You have the main ideas and your opinion, too. And I like the cartoon you found!
ReplyDeleteI agree - the soda tax is ultimately a good thing for people - we really shouldn't be drinking much soda anyway.
Do you think that there are other foods/beverages that should be taxed, too?