PAPA����Lesson5JackShaw�:�����Insomecountriesanincreasingnumberofpeoplearesufferingfromhealthproblemsasaresultofeatingtoomuchfastfood.Itisthereforenecessaryforgovernmentstoimposeahighertaxonthiskindoffood.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagree?��Itisarguedthatgovernmentsshouldlevyatariffonjunkfoodbecausethenumberofhealthrisksassociatedwithconsumingthiskindoffoodisontherise.Iagreethatahigherrateoftaxshouldbepaidbyfastfoodcompanies.Higherexciseonliqueurandcigaretteshasproventobesuccessfulatcurbingtheharmcausedbythesesubstances.Thisrevenuehasbeenusedtotreathealthproblemsassociatedwiththeseproductsandhasprovenusefulinadvertisingcampaignswarningpeopleaboutthedangersofalcoholandtobaccoabuse.Taxfromfastfoodcouldbeusedinthesameway.TheUnitedKingdomisaprimeexample,wheremoneyfromsmokersisusedtotreatlungcancerandheartdisease.Increasingtaxeswouldraisepricesandlowerconsumption.Fastfoodcompanieswouldpassonthesetaxestoconsumersintheformofhigherpricesandthiswouldleadtopeoplenotbeingabletoaffordjunkfoodbecauseitistooexpensive.Junkfoodwouldsoonbecomealuxuryitemanditwouldonlybeconsumedoccasionally,whichwouldbelessharmfultothegeneralpublic’shealth.Forinstance,thecostoforganicfoodhasprovenprohibitivelyexpensiveformostpeopleandthatiswhyonlyasmallpercentageofthepopulationbuyitregularly.Inconclusion,junkfoodshouldbetaxedatahigherratebecauseofthegoodprecedentsetbyalcoholandtobaccoandthefactthattheincreasedcostshouldreducetheamountoffastfoodpeoplebuy.1����������2�������“���“�”3����������������4����“��”��“��”5����TEE�“��”����6��������“��”������������--������������“���”����������������������������������commonsense�ExampleAnadvantageofgoingtoschoolatanearlyageisthatchildrendevelopfastersocially.1.___________________________________2.___________________________________3.___________________________________�������Theylearnhowtomakefriendswit...
