Fat Tax Persuasive Essay
Christopher Hardy
February 4th, 2014
Mr. Harrison
There are so many things the government allows like guns, weapons, cigarettes, etc. which all cause danger and can all lead to death. Does the government really need to be our nutritionist’s and regulate what we can and can’t eat? Recently the government has been trying to create bans and laws against very fatty and unhealthy food products. It’s no surprise people are overweight in this country and around the world but that is that person’s personal issue, nothing the government has to get into. The government could always ban unhealthy foods or put taxes on them, but people who really want the fatty foods will find their loop holes. In Denmark the government tried to make a tax on fatty food which they called “fat tax”, which was a huge failure. “Fat tax was repealed after a year, because people just didn’t care” (Copenhagen post). People in Denmark bought cheaper food that was fattier for you because they are cheap, just so they could get around the tax. “The fat tax is one of the most criticized we had in a long time,” (Mette Gjerskov). The fat tax was very unpopular because people in the country just had to go out of there way instead of getting what they wanted for retail price. Some people would even go out of the country to get food because it …show more content…
“There’s too many loop holes that people will take advantage of,” (Milton Tingling). Which the judge is very right about because, people can just buy two 16 oz. fountain drinks if they want the whole 32 oz. Or if the people want a master soda they could just go to the supermarket and get the whole 2 liter soda. “The loopholes in this rule effectively defeat the stated purpose of the rule,” the judge said. This is true because people will always find a way to get what they want, especially to the sugary soda. The ban didn’t work out due to the fact people will find ways around
February 4th, 2014
Mr. Harrison
There are so many things the government allows like guns, weapons, cigarettes, etc. which all cause danger and can all lead to death. Does the government really need to be our nutritionist’s and regulate what we can and can’t eat? Recently the government has been trying to create bans and laws against very fatty and unhealthy food products. It’s no surprise people are overweight in this country and around the world but that is that person’s personal issue, nothing the government has to get into. The government could always ban unhealthy foods or put taxes on them, but people who really want the fatty foods will find their loop holes. In Denmark the government tried to make a tax on fatty food which they called “fat tax”, which was a huge failure. “Fat tax was repealed after a year, because people just didn’t care” (Copenhagen post). People in Denmark bought cheaper food that was fattier for you because they are cheap, just so they could get around the tax. “The fat tax is one of the most criticized we had in a long time,” (Mette Gjerskov). The fat tax was very unpopular because people in the country just had to go out of there way instead of getting what they wanted for retail price. Some people would even go out of the country to get food because it …show more content…
“There’s too many loop holes that people will take advantage of,” (Milton Tingling). Which the judge is very right about because, people can just buy two 16 oz. fountain drinks if they want the whole 32 oz. Or if the people want a master soda they could just go to the supermarket and get the whole 2 liter soda. “The loopholes in this rule effectively defeat the stated purpose of the rule,” the judge said. This is true because people will always find a way to get what they want, especially to the sugary soda. The ban didn’t work out due to the fact people will find ways around