Whats tax gonna do?

Tax on soda may not be as effective on people as the government thinks. Putting a tax on soda will not stop people from buying it, it will only make us spend more money on it, and that money will go to the government.

Soda tax will not be such a big deal to people. We all travel to different stores to buy soda and they each have different prices. Since we don’t know the exact amount a bottle of soda is, we don’t really notice an increase or decrease when we purchase it. Taxes to soda also won’t positively affect the issues with obesity. Adding a couple of cents to a sugared drink isn’t going to make people stop drinking it and effect people’s weight as much as they think it would.

In an article called Soda Taxes Are Nothing More Than a Money Grab which can be found in the Advertising Age, the writer states his opinion disagreeing with the government saying that we don’t have to “swallow everything the activist and local governments are telling us.” People are beginning to believe that children who choose soda over another beverage are told to do so by the “Magical TV set” rather than their parents. As the writer describes, it is also a parents fault because they are providing children with money and transportation to get the sugared, high fructose corn syrup drink. T.V shouldn’t always be the blame for children wanting something that’s unhealthy for them. If a parent chooses to let their child have soda all the time knowing that it’s not great for them, then that blame should be put on the parent. The parents know more than a child health wise so they should be blamed for allowing their child to have sugary syrupy drinks all the time.

In the article named Soda Tax is a Sweet Idea which was published in Crain’s New York Business, the writer agrees the states claims and reality. One claim is “The tax will kill thousands of jobs”, while the reality says “The effect on beverage makers, shippers and sellers will be minimal. Consumers will buy more diet soda and bottled water from the same companies.” Companies will not be very much affected by this due to being able to sell out other drinks. As I stated before, people will not be affected by this tax.

From experience I have a family member who can’t go a day without drinking soda. She is so used to the taste and the caffeine from it that without it, she can’t function the way she usually does. She knows it’s not the best choice of drink for her and her body but in her opinion, she “needs” it. A lot of people are like this with many things, soda being one of them. They will not easily just give up soda because the price of it will go up. They will still pay the price for it, probably without even knowing the change in price.

I don’t think this Soda tax is going to affect anyone. If people want soda, they will still buy it. I don’t think this tax will help obesity or help turn people to choose healthier drinks. If people want soda, they will buy it.