Soda Tax

SODA TAX

People who are addicted to something, no matter how expensive it gets , how unhealthy it is or
how harmful it is , they will find it and buy it anyway. Because it becomes that something they can’t live
without. In such a case ,it is a better way to educate and therapy people to get them less addicted time
by time than keep blaming the product because of its unhealthiness. The best way of changing a bad
thing to a better thing is seeking the people’s characteristics deeply. Then you really can change a thing;
a manner, a habit and a way of living.

Millions are people drinking soda everyday. The matter is how much and how often they drink.If
you drink soda once in a month it is not going to threaten your health ,but if you are drinking it almost
everyday, then this can be a problem. According to the Jane Brody’s article in New York Times she states
that “ Harvard study that followed 51.000 women for four years ,those who increased their sugary soda
consumption from a maximum of once a week to at least one drink a day gained the most weight. As a
consequence, they also faced almost double the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes”. So, that evidence
shows us the truth of 51.000 women’ sad story of soda consumption. Do you want to be one of those
women? Then do not drink soda too much, and control yourself ,if you can’t do that get help.

My personal opinion about raising soda taxes is similar to the article published in advertising
age and called “ soda taxes are nothing more than a money grab”. I personally think that, raising the
taxes of soda is a trap of money. That will not really help the people who are consuming it already, extra
couples of dollars will not change them, but it will make the NY state richer. As the article from
advertising age mentions that “ the fact of the matter is, there is little evidence that such taxes change
consumer behavior “ I also say that there is obviously something else is going on behind these
thoughtful looking behavior. If the people who are really concerned about our health want to help us,
then I ask them for more radical solutions which is like educating people and mentioning more about
healthy stuffs than keep talking nonstop on unhealthy stuffs like we don’t know it.

There are many vitamin waters , natural and relaxing teas, homemade juices and many more stuffs
that are really healthy. I actually never heard of any TV program, advertisement or a talk that about
these healthy stuffs. People, interestingly, do not talk about good things. Whatever is bad takes more
attention and spreads faster. Good things are hidden like an important secret. We should bring them up
in our daily lives and start talking about how they are increasing our health conditions. For example , a
glass of fresh orange juice and some honey every morning makes me feel so fresh and healthy that I
totally get ready to the day no matter what the day may bring.

I would like to conclude that if you are a person who is addicted to soda , ask yourself why are
you so? Take your life and health more seriously .There is no joke with even a small thing that you are
doing it wrong. You don’t want to be one of the 51.000 women, or don’t want be the person who let
others use your deficit of drinking too much soda and let them make more money from that while you
are getting more miserable .