Should the government tax unhealthy products or not?

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Your professor is teaching a class on political science. Write a post responding to the professor`s question. In your response, you should
• express and support your personal opinion
• make a contribution to the discussion in your own words
An effective response will contain at least 100 words.

Professor

Today we’re going to discuss whether the government should tax unhealthy products, such as sugary drinks and junk food. On one hand, taxing these products could discourage people from consuming them and reduce health problems. On the other hand, some argue that such taxes unfairly target lower-income families who may rely on these products as affordable sources of food. If you had to choose, would you support or oppose taxing unhealthy products? Why?

Sam

I support the idea of taxing unhealthy products. These products are often high in sugar, salt, and fat, which can lead to serious health problems such as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. As you said, by taxing these products, the government can discourage people from consuming them and resolve some of these health issues. Moreover, the revenue generated from such taxes can be used to fund advertising campaigns that promote healthy eating habits. Advertising campaigns that encourage healthy lifestyles can have a major impact on the overall wellbeing of society in the long run.

Tanya

I disagree. I believe that such taxes are unfair to families that don’t have a lot of money. Wealthy people will not care about the taxes and their habits won’t change. Additionally, if these taxes are implemented some people might try to save money by purchasing lower-quality products that are cheaper in the first place. That means they could suffer even more health problems. In time, we might become even more unhealthy. There are better solutions to this problem than new taxes.

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Tanya presents a convincing argument that the government should not tax unhealthy products. Admittedly, imposing such taxes might create additional challenges. However, considering the negative impact of unhealthy foods on personal health, I am inclined to support taxing these products.Taxing unhealthy food serves as an effective government strategy to reduce the consumption of harmful products.

2025-03-04 14:52:15
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My personal belief is that imposing taxes on unhealthy product is not a good idea. The main reason that make me think this way is that there are big part of our community that can not afford to by healthy product. For example, a pound of organic fruits can cost as mush as a dozen of fruit snacks, which make the second option is better for families that have a lot of children and kids. I understand

2025-02-07 10:47:37
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This is a challenging topic, but I think I should oppose taxing unhealthy products. I strongly agree with Tanya that it is unfair for those who are to poor to afford expensive healthy food. I'd also add that instead of taxing unhealthy junk foods and drinks, developing methods to provide more healthy food with reasonable cost is much more reasonable. This is because it's not that those poor famili

2024-09-21 03:08:56
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Echoing to Tanya's perspective,I'm convinced that the policy of taxing unhealthy products should be rejected.Because there is no percise definition of unhealthy products,this term is so subjective that it is difficult to distinguish it from health or neutral.In that case,the whole taxing process will be a mess for no clear object.Moreover,taxing unhealth products is likely to lead to the higher un

2024-08-20 22:14:28
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In my perspective, I agree with Tanya's opinion that the government shouldn’t tax unhealthy products. Given that taxing will raise the price of junk food, which poor people can only afford. As a result, those impecunious people can’t purchase them as usual, their financial burden would increase visibly. There is research conducted by UCLA said that 70% of unhealthy food buyers are needy guys as we

2024-08-13 12:15:34
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I agree with the sam's point. as for my perspertive, it is conducive action for people to tax unhealthy products especially in the elderly people and younger childen healthy. if the government has not limition to enhance the tax of unhealthy products, there will be more and more people who lacking of money will led to the way against the law,producing a number of useless and harmful food.in additi

2024-08-11 21:07:40
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I agree with Sam, the junk food should be charge higher tax because the price can make most ordinary people purchase less of them. Only the extremely wealthy people would not care about the price of the products, but the number is small and wealthy people are usually more healthy in the diet choosing so it's not necessary to worry about them much. And I think higher tax in unhealthy food would not

2024-07-07 20:01:04
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Health is one of the most important social topics in the whole world. One of the problems in this topic is about the unhealthy products, such as sugary drinks and junk food.
In my opinion, the government could tax the unhealthy products but only for manuefactors, avoid to tax from customers, and give some subsidy for producting healthy products and promoting campaigns that encourage healthy lifest

2024-06-11 14:53:32
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2024-03-26 13:22:28
I strongly advocate for the imposition of taxes on unhealthy products. I completely align with Sam's belief that such taxes could significantly reduce the prevalence of major health issues in society. Additionally, I propose that a portion of the revenue generated from these taxes should be directed towards health and nutrition research and development. This could include funding for studies that investigate the impact of unhealthy foods, the development of healthier food alternatives, and the discovery of new strategies to promote better dietary habits across different population segments. Investing in this research could yield long-term solutions and insights crucial for tackling dietary-related health problems.

Tanya raised a concern about the possibility of individuals opting for lower-quality goods as a cost-saving measure, but she overlooked the potential for government interventions such as subsidies, incentives, or support programs aimed at making healthier food options more accessible and affordable. By implementing these measures alongside the unhealthy food tax, it ensures that nutritious alternatives are available, preventing people from turning to inferior quality products.

To sum up, I am a firm proponent of taxing unhealthy products.
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