The number of people with obesity conditions are increasing over the period. It is argued that making the price of junk food higher is a good solution for this case. I agree with this statement, and this essay will describe how the high price of cigarettes can affect the consumption of this item, and secondly, how higher prices could lower the number of consumption.
To begin with, higher excise on cigarettes has proven to be successful at curbing the harm caused by these substances. These policies that running by many countries have made the tobacco become an expensive thing that not worth the money to be spent for. Therefore, many people prefer to stop or minimize the frequency of smoking habits, and the number of people with respiratory problems are significantly decreased. For example, many developed countries such as Australia have the regulation that makes the price of tobacco is dramatically expensive compare with Indonesia. Hence, in 2017, the number of people struggling with lung cancer dropped in Australia, while it is rising gradually in Indonesia.
Furthermore, the rising of the price is in line with the declining of people consuming fast food. People tend to buy junk food because it is cheap and simple. By increasing the price, junk food will soon become a luxury item and it would be consumed occasionally, and people may search for other alternatives because the price that fast food is not equal to the value it brings. For example, if the price of fast food is higher than fried rise and other healthier foods, people will prefer to choose the options because it more cheap and possibility has more portion than fast food.
In conclusion, junk food prices should be increased because of the good precedent set by cigarettes and the fact that the increased cost will reduce the amount of fast food consumed by the society, and the results, might be reduce the percentage of overweight issues.
The
number
of
people
with obesity conditions are increasing over the period. It
is argued
that making the
price
of
junk
food
higher is a
good
solution for this case. I
agree
with this statement, and this essay will
describe
how the high
price
of cigarettes can affect the consumption of this item, and
secondly
, how higher
prices
could lower the
number
of consumption.
To
begin
with, higher excise on cigarettes has proven to be successful at curbing the harm caused by these substances. These policies that running by
many
countries have made the tobacco become an expensive thing that not worth the money to
be spent
for.
Therefore
,
many
people
prefer to
stop
or minimize the frequency of smoking habits, and the
number
of
people
with respiratory problems are
significantly
decreased.
For example
,
many
developed countries
such as Australia have the regulation that
makes
the
price
of tobacco is
dramatically
expensive compare with Indonesia.
Hence
, in 2017, the
number
of
people
struggling with lung cancer dropped in Australia, while it is rising
gradually
in Indonesia.
Furthermore
, the rising of the
price
is in line with the declining of
people
consuming
fast
food
.
People
tend to
buy
junk
food
because
it is
cheap
and simple. By increasing the
price
,
junk
food
will
soon
become a luxury item and it would
be consumed
occasionally
, and
people
may search for other alternatives
because
the
price
that
fast
food
is not equal to the value it brings.
For example
, if the
price
of
fast
food
is higher than fried rise and other healthier
foods
,
people
will prefer to choose the options
because
it
more
cheap
and possibility has more portion than
fast
food.
In conclusion
,
junk
food
prices
should
be increased
because
of the
good
precedent set by cigarettes and the fact that the increased cost will
reduce
the amount of
fast
food
consumed by the society, and the results, might be
reduce
the percentage of overweight issues.