It is irrefutable that food is the most essential thing human's need. Many people believe that higher taxes on unhealthy food would encourage people to eat healthy. I tend to disagree with this mindset, as it would not make much of a difference, since, unhealthy food is cheap and easily available. Also, division of different segments of food is out of scope.
First and foremost, increasing tax on junk food won't make much of a change as they are easily available and are cheap. In this fast paced life individual look for food that is easy to grab and eat, to fulfil their appetite. For example, a burger from any of the retail chain cost lest than $5 (taxes included). In contrast, a salad cost $10. This provides clear idea why there is such a huge demand for fast food and why it would be childish to believe that increasing taxes would force people to eat healthy.
In addition to that, it is difficult to create a category between healthy and unhealthy food, as every person has different food requirement. Authorities will only be able to increase prices of ingredients, as food products are one's recipes and some of them are patented. For example, many fast food chains, patent different type of pizza's and burger's, in order to have a monopoly and can have an edge among other competitors. As a result, they create their customer base on that and if taxes are increased on those products, it will be a violation of patent rights. As a consequence, the government might end up paying a lot more than what they have collected as taxes.
To sum up, increasing taxes on some of the food items will not help government to raise awareness. In my opinions, it is better to consider active options and increase awareness among students by organising sports and doing community activities to make people healthy.
It is irrefutable that
food
is the most essential thing human's need.
Many
people
believe that higher
taxes
on unhealthy
food
would encourage
people
to eat healthy. I tend to disagree with this mindset, as it would not
make
much of a difference, since, unhealthy
food
is
cheap
and
easily
available.
Also
, division of
different
segments of
food
is out of scope.
First
and foremost, increasing
tax
on junk
food
won't
make
much of a
change
as they are
easily
available and are
cheap
. In this
fast
paced life individual look for
food
that is
easy to grab and eat, to fulfil their appetite.
For example
, a burger from any of the retail chain cost
lest
than $5
(taxes
included).
In contrast
, a salad cost $10. This provides
clear
idea
why there is such a huge demand for
fast
food
and why it would be childish to believe that increasing
taxes
would force
people
to eat healthy.
In addition
to that, it is difficult to create a category between healthy and unhealthy
food
, as every person has
different
food
requirement. Authorities will
only
be able to increase prices of ingredients, as
food
products are one's recipes and
some
of them
are patented
.
For example
,
many
fast
food
chains, patent
different
type of pizza's and burger's, in order to have a monopoly and can have an edge among other competitors.
As a result
, they create their customer base on that and if
taxes
are increased
on those products, it will be a violation of patent rights. As a consequence, the
government
might
end
up paying a lot more than what they have collected as taxes.
To sum up, increasing
taxes
on
some of the
food
items will not
help
government
to raise awareness. In my opinions, it is better to consider active options and increase awareness among students by
organising
sports and doing community activities to
make
people
healthy.