Taxing Junk Food Essay

Obesity has been an enormous problem when nutrition in food has decreased and the number of junk food has increased. For most of the time, people liked having access to food as easy and convenient as possible. Supermarkets have fulfilled that request by retailing junk food, which is the most accessible food that could be consumed instantly. However, everything comes with a consequence, the more easier and convenient it is to prepare the delectable food, the higher the chance for a person to be obese. With the new ‘fat tax’ introduced by the government, the government hopes to achieve the decrease of obesity in the nation. Although taxing on unhealthy foods might sound like a perfect idea, opportunity costs and incentives to be ‘healthy’

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People were not changing their habits substantially, due to opportunity costs and incentives. Cooking at home requires time to prepare, which is an opportunity cost―― a value of the next-best forgone alternative. Where could the time of making food have gone to? Perhaps commuting to school or work? Cooking at home is a healthier option than eating food on the go, which makes people having lesser time to make other activities happen. Often, most people would not think about what ‘healthy’ food they want to eat today, but rather people just chooses what they want to eat. As a matter of fact, people have no incentives of going above and beyond and opt for the healthier option of fruits and vegetables.

Furthermore, due to the low nutrition in junk food, the nation is becoming progressively more obese than ever in the long run. Moreover, another study has shown that ‘fat tax’ would make people fatter because if people did not eat junk food, they would not exercises as much, which means they will reduce the time in physical activities.

On the whole, The ‘fat tax’ could only prove one aspect, nothing has changed. People