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Pros And Cons Of Soda Tax

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All over our nation, citizens of all ages are faced with the same problem as death defying diseases such as obesity or diabetes are plaguing our country. The government is noticing this problem and is slowly implementing the soda tax (otherwise known as sin tax). These taxes are the government's attempt to decrease the consumption of sugary drinks. Many people see this as beneficial in the way that it helps society learn to have healthier life styles. Others believe that this decision is "intrusive" and "paternalistic". In the end, the superior argument is that sugary drinks should not be taxed. First of all, this tax on soda cannot be proven liable at all. In the article, by Alexandra Sifferlin entitled "Do Soda Taxes Really Work?" the …show more content…

The author of "What the Soda Tax Means for Consumers", Brian Gale, makes a similar point when he says, "Even if soda and tobacco are preventing, say, diabetes and lung cancer, some might object that it is intrusive and paternalistic for the government to make the decision for the public" (Gale 1). If people want to drink soda why shouldn't they? Everyone knows that soda is unhealthy and know the possible consequences so how is it fair that they are being stripped from the public. why should people have to pay more? It is inconsiderate that the government is making that decision for us. Another reason that is equally important is the taxing soda simply makes things worse. In the article "Should There Be a Tax on Soda and Other Sugar Drinks?", the authors say "It does not solve the health problems it purports to address, but creates new problems and leads to the public sector... If they want to impose these taxes, they should at least be honest enough to admit that they will not end obesity and diabetes, but rather will generate more of other people's money for state governments to spend (Brownwell and Shughart 2-3). The government tells us that taxing soda is used to end health problems in our nation but it could just be so that the state government can steal more of our money and use it for unethical purposes. Many people who are for soda tax would counter and say that it worked

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The New York State Court of Appeals ultimately made the right decision to block Bloomberg’s “soda ban”. There are some things that you can’t do, and there are some things that you aren’t allowed to do. The New York City Board of Health exceeded its regulatory authority by adopting the “Sugary Drinks Portion cap Rule”. “...The New York City Board of Health, in adopting

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One reason why I'm against the ban is the government shouldn't be the ones making decisions for us. For example, in "Ban the Ban" by SidneyAnne Stone, she stated that "People might think it is not important because it is just soda but it is so much more than that—it is about freedom and the

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Should soda really be considered as hazardous or toxic as people make it seem? In the texts “Three Cheers for the Nanny State”, “Ban the Ban”, and “Sodas a Problem But…”, it all shows evidence on how the soda ban is good or how it is bad. Also they talk about how it is harmful but is it really that harmful to where there is a need to ban it. Although some people may think the soda ban is a great idea there are numerous downsides to it such as only eliminating certain sizes, more harmful things to worry about, and that fact that there is no purpose behind the ban. The soda ban is a bad idea because it only eliminates certain sizes over 16oz.

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But. know this and provide evidence and reasoning to support this claim. One reason the soda ban should be removed is because taking away large sodas is giving the people less freedom and is taking away one of their choices. For instance, the text,

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The government should not regulate personal choices like it did with the New York City soda ban because it violates the U.S. Constitution and what it stands for. The soda ban is causing people to not make their own choice on what they want to buy. One reason the soda ban is bad is because it has stripped the rights of the citizens that live in New York. I say this because the soda ban has removed the rights of the citizens that America has given them. The ninth amendment allows U.S citizens the right to privacy and freedom of choice.

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Is the health of the community worth giving up a sugary drink such as soda? There has been multiple opinions in New York City concerning Mayor Bloomberg’s soda ban, which limits the size of sugary drinks such as soda, in order to alert people about health awareness. The soda ban is controversial because part of the populous feel like they can consume any type of sugary drink due to their certain rights in America. On the other hand, countless of people say that the ban is for their own well- being. The ban is an excellent idea because soda is the dominant cause of being unhealthy and it is a waste of money.

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Furthermore, Cigarettes affect more than one person. The Soda Ban is something we shouldn't be worried about if we have another problem possibly killing someone faster and quickly. Despite the mentions of it reducing health issues, the ban still does not deserve to be put in place since there are other severe problems that should be discussed

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The soda ban is a defective idea in itself because of the loopholes in the plan. As Karin Klien talks about the problem in her article “Sodas a Problem but…”, “Convenience stores such as 7-Eleven are overseen by State and would be exempt , but a Burger King across the street would be restricted” (Klien, 288). In addition, there isn’t a need for this soda ban because it makes no sense for a customer at a fast food restaurant (like Subway) to walk across the street and go to a 7-eleven, which is a state-ran store that has drinks that are over 16oz., and even over 64oz. People could even go to a grocery store and buy a 2-liter bottle of the sugary drink because it isn’t run by the city. Another way the soda ban contradicts itself is because of how you’d get the same amount of sugar if you were to drink a drink from a smoothie

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"The Food Lobby 's War on a Soda Tax." The Center for Public Integrity. Center for Public Integrity, 4 Nov. 2009. Web. 9 Dec. 2015.

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In the story To Kill a Mockingbird, class, gender, and race determines power. Being set in a racist, backwater town, where the whites and blacks are separated, these are what factors must be looked at when determining the power of Mayella Ewell. Mayella Ewell has power, although it may not always be easy to at first glance, she does have power despite her disadvantages. Mayella is poor, white and a woman, but nothing about those facts makes her any less powerful, even being poor, she still gets treated like a lady. A way of showing this is during the trial, Atticus refers to Mayella as “Ma’am”, where as Tom Robinson is called, “boy” by his cross examiner(DBQ Mayella 17), in this case being a woman gives her some power.

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Socrates is the most important Western philosopher and the most important/influential person in all history. He started the practice of questioning knowledge (Socratic Method). This method led to a way for people to decide if an idea was really true or if it was false knowledge. This method also led to the creation of the Scientific Method, which meant that Socrates influenced the creation of science. He also influenced the world through his student Plato and Plato’s student Aristotle.

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The American Beverage Association, the industry’s trade group, said that “it was pleased with the Court of Appeals ruling, saying the proposal “would have created an uneven playing field for thousands of small businesses in the city and limited New Yorkers’ freedom of choice.” This quote was explaining how the proposal is playing unfair for small businesses and New Yorkers do not have freedom of choice. I think that the government should not be concern about the public health.

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Although if we had a tax on sugar we would be able to afford better education about exercise and balanced diets. Other people also say that tax on soft drinks would do little to reduce obesity and will only hit Australian families where it hurts most – their pockets. I think if the sugar tax was introduced it would encourage people to drink more water from the tap and so they would save money by not drinking soft drinks. I support the sugar tax to help the countries escalating soft drink crisis. The university of Queensland public health school study showed that if a 20% sugar tax was introduced over 25 years there would be 4400 fewer cases of heart disease, 1100 fewer strokes, 1000 less cancer cases, it would raise $250 million a year, the reduction on annual health spend would be $29 million and it would help stop escalating weight gain.

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Each year, billions of gallons of soda are sold in the United States alone.” Soda must be allowed to middle schoolers during school hours. Soda should be allowed because kids need more of a choice at school and soda is not the cause of all the bad stuff. Soda must be allowed at middle school because kids need more of a choice at school. At many schools the only things to drink are milk, water, and a few other juices you have to pay extra for.

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That is why many propose regulating the purchases of carbonated drinks pact with sugar, or more commonly known as soda. One can of soda contains about 2.5 tablespoons of sugar, and on average, 9% of the daily calories consumed per person is from soda. Due to the high numbers of obesity in America, soda’s and other drinks high in sugar, should be regulated. Obesity can lead to many health problems. Some issues that can potentially occur because of what the person is eating include diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, body pains, and potential death (in fact, one article in The New York Times claimed sugar, more particularly soda, to “might just be the biggest killers via preventable disease in the country”

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