Soft drink versus Government

BY JianLong Wen

Soft drink, fast food, candy and other high calories food are what contribute to the rising of the American average weight. They also increase the risk of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and etc. It has become an important health issue even catch president Obama’s attentions, forcing him to put a tax on sugary drink.
Tax is always the best solution whenever government encounters “mess” like this. Yes, it would definitely solve the problem, temporarily. Moreover, sugary drink and fast food are “legal drugs”, people could not just quit that easily. Beside, these fast-food companies would always come out with new product to tempt people. The advertisement of these sugary drink change more rapidly than the promotion of famous artist’s album. They make the ads interesting and popular among teenagers and adult, most likely to brainwash them. Since people could not resist the temptation, eventually they would get addict to the food. With many supporters, rising tax would only in result of widespread discontent. Our government should imitate these companies. They should make the interesting ads of healthy food on news, print news and broadcast to capture people’s attentions. More, they should help to create new product on healthy food; make it “natural sweet” as those sugary drink. Most importantly, they should open more field on these food, import different kind of food, giving people more option. Soon, people will forget those soft drinks.
Tax on sugary drink would help people to consider the government is limiting their choices. Its actions would only lead to its people to question and doubt itself.