FAT TAX

It has been suggested that an extra tax be added to junk food. The thinking that it would encourage people to buy healthy products. This may sound good in principle but it would not work in practice.

Experience has shown, the higher the cost for junk food the less will be spent on healthy food. You can see this every day of your life. Follow lovers of junk food around a supermarket as they pick and chose what to eat.

How may trolleys filled with fresh wholesome food do you see? Not many. How many trolleys do you see laden with junk? Nearly all.

Our suggestion?

Have a fat tax, taxing fat individuals. The fatter they are the more tax they pay. Just as we supposedly do with income tax. The more we make the more we pay.

Call it the "Obesity Tax". The more we weigh the more tax we pay.

Far fetched? Some may think so. Realistic? We think so!

Economic indicators show that an increasing burden is being placed on the economy by overweight and unhealthy people.

Hit them where it hurts and we may start to put an end to this seemingly untenable war.