"Fat Tax "?

Question

The government want´s to tax some food which they say make`s us all unhealthy I am sure we are all intelligent enough to know what´s healthy for us and what is not I don´t think it will make an ounce of difference if you eat pie and chips you will continue eating it I don`t think it will make you eat more salads and what´s the alternative to cornflakes for breakfast what they don´t tell you is how much of this unhealthy food you have to eat for it to be a big problem my opinion is it´s all to do with life style

The chip pan is the main problem but it´s so easy to give a child some money to go to the chippie I am sure a lot of parents can´t cook or don´t want to you can´t be excused because you go to work full time I´ve worked full time have three children but still able to cook a decent evening meal maybe cooking oil should be taxed

Answer 1

it's a load of crap -we all know what good and bad for you - we choose to eat the bad foods because we want to. I admit a bar of chocolate is alot cheaper than a pack of nuts so we would obviously choose the chocolate - but one thing we should say to them is if you increase the tax on unhealthy foods then reduce it on the healthy foods!!

Answer 2

More evidence of the nanny state telling us what to do and not do.
Why dont they make healthier foods cheaper instead? Because that wont make them money thats why and of course that would involve common sense.

What about the elderly who need extra fats and stuff to keep them warm in the winter because they cant afford the high cost of fuel?

My partner has cancer and trying to get her to eat is difficult at the best of times. Sometimes all she has all day is protein drinks and a slice of toast then two pieces of plain cake. Sure put a tax on the cake so she will save the government money by dying faster ffs!

I for one wont be told what I should and shouldnt eat and buy specially when there is also a report out today that says giving children free fruit in school wont necessarily help them - of course it costs money so why on earth would we want that? Bring back Thatcher then she can be the fruit snatcher as well as the milk snatcher

grrrr

Answer 3

I can't see how this will help to solve the problem. OK a rise in the price of some products deemed to be fattening, but will that deter people from buying them. It is the customer who pays the tax and only if enough people stop buying an article because of price, will the manufacturer withdraw or alter the product will the tax have achieved anything, apart from raising revenue.The better way would be to tax the manufacturer of undesirable products so as to make them unprofitable ,so again they are withdrawn or altered to be less fatty, He could of course just raise the price and if people still bought it little would be achieved.. I think this whole proposed law should be thought through more ,

Answer 4

It's just another way of raising money through taxes.

People know what is bad for them, but they should be able to choose what they eat. It's not like smoking. By eating unhealthy foods they are not forcing other people to eat them. There is no such thing as passive eating.

I do think that parents are responsible for the diet of their children though. They should provide healthy meals for them, and should be prosecuted if they feed over weight children unhealthy food every day......Now and again is fine, just not every day.

Answer 5

Tax Food? is this to make up for the people that gave up or have been forced to cut down on smoking?
What difference will it make except to the poor? people will still eat what they want, making eating salad cheaper isnt going to make it taste any different.
This is just another way to control the country, i thought this was a free country obviously not.

Answer 6

i individually think of it is a extraordinarily reliable new version pondering it replaced into performed via an newbie. you acquire a pal's grandmother to bake it, then it is what you get for no longer likely to a expert. in case you needed expert outcomes, then you truly necessary to hire a expert. Roses: OMG, how picky are you? Did you specially say NO ROSES? in case you probably did then it sucks. in case you probably did no longer, then too undesirable on you. you are able to no longer assume somebody to recreate something completely. Piping: Yeah, it isn't the best, yet as quickly as extra, you acquire some elderly lady to do it. elderly females are extensive-unfold for no longer being so stable with their hands. possibly she is a sturdy baker, yet that doesn't recommend she would be in a position to beautify. I wager the cake tasted mind-blowing. "looks like she had a seizure on the cake" - that's so truly impolite!!! in case you're this impolite to somebody who baked your wedding ceremony cake, and clearly positioned a great variety of time and attempt into it, possibly she screwed it up on purpose, for being the style of diva.

Answer 7

It is just another excuse to get more money off you.
How long now before your wage packet goes directly to the government and you have to apply in writing 3 weeks in advance for anything you might need for yourself ?

Answer 8

Do you need someone to tell you you are getting fat.........I think not ......take a look in the mirror or get on the scales. Simple really........a balanced diet..............but of course eating whats good for you is not always the easiest(or cheapest) option.

Answer 9

why not just tax fat twice since they are effectively two or more people in both weight, volume and resource consumption

Answer 10

If you ask me they are trying to recoup some of the losses they will make through people giving up smoking.