Izeyah's Response "They are taxes with a purpose..." says Brian Gale, author of "What the Soda Tax Means for Consumers,"(10). Gale makes a valid point towards the necessity of these specific forms of taxes. The taxes are a leading cause in the lowering of obesity and diabetes, specifically Type 2, and as the people, they should support the influence of the soda tax. First and foremost, the taxes have promoted healthier alternatives to the sugar-sweetened options that most people choose. In the city of Berkeley, California, the overall "sales of sugar-sweetened drinks" has fallen "by close to 10%"(Sifferlin 4). Sifferlin, references the statistic evidence, such as the scale of sugar-sweetened drinks, leading the people to believe that the implementation of of the tax has had a positive affect on the health of the American populous. Sifferlin also makes reference to the "sales of water increased...by 16%," promoting a supplement that is far better for the human body than the sugars that are found in soda and many fruit juices. …show more content…
Brownell and Shughart argue that, "Consumption of these drinks is linked to increased risk for a number of diseases...obesity and diabetes"(6). A common disease such as obesity is caused by a poor diet, and the sugary beverages that a large portion of the population consumes, plays a pretty big part in the health of the citizens. If a large percentage of the United States' citizens are afflicted with these diseases , then the tax is going to be able to halt the rate at which it increases and push the rate at which it