Taxing Pop? Is it really the solution to all our problems?

Eating healthy has now become the major issue in the world. The government, health departments, school boards, even fast food restaurants like McDonald's are trying to promote healthy eating. Companies are now trying to use a scare campaign in hopes to scare people from eating junk food and drinking pop. When I saw the video that the New York Health Department released in hopes to turn people away from drinking pop, I was really surprised and disgusted. I know that drinking pop is very unhealthy as half of the drink is ALL sugar, so that's why I never really drink pop. I would occasionally have pop, like once every three months. When I do drink pop, I don't even finish a regular can. I am only able to drink half of the can, so I can't say that the video helps me in becoming a healthier person, when I don't even drink pop regularly. Yes, I would say that the growing obesity in our nation is due to the large porportions of foods that is being offered nowadays. Most places (mostly fast food) are now offering foods and drinks in larger sizes (larger than the original "large.") In return, people are actually buying these larger proportions of foods and drinks. People continue eating these larger than large sizes of fast food and pop has caused people in the world to gain bigger in weight, therefore causing obesity. Obesity has now become more common in younger children. Younger children who are obese tend to have bad health problems later in life. It's important to maintain a healthy life when you're young, so that when you grow older, you'll have fewer complications, in terms of health.

If Canada does put a tax on pop, I don't think that I would continue to spend money on buying pop or chips. I'm a person that does not drink a lot of pop or eat a lot of chips. I would only eat them occasionally, so the tax on pop and chips wouldn't really affect me. Truthfully, I think that this is one tax that will be able to help people. Putting tax on pop and chips may actually affect people's choice in whether or not they will continue to purchase pop and chips. There are already a lot of taxes on all the items that we purchase everyday. People wouldn't want to pay more on top of the tax they have currently. If I did drink pop everyday and Canada decided to put a tax on pop, I wouldn't want to spend more money on something that isn't even healthy for you.