Taxing Pop Really a Solution?

I found the video of that NYC health advertisement to be pretty shocking and just plain gross. It's obvious here that they use shock value to get the publics attention. The guy in the ad commercial is drinking fat for crying-out-loud, like literally. I think that the technique of using the scare tactic is quite smart to bring this type of message out to the public. Though I think it is effective and clearly states the cons of drinking soda, I don't think it's something that can really change people's mind of drinking soda in the long-term, because it's just not in our ability to just completely stop drinking these drinks. It's not that realistic, especially for teenagers, but i do agree that we can reduce the amount of pop we drink.

As you can notice in today's society, America is very big on junk food. In particular parts of the United States, obesity in children and teenagers can be found easily. This is caused by over production and advertisements of junk food. So now this is why we are starting to see ads and commercials likes this, showing us how unhealthy some foods and drinks really are. I actually believe that if the tax goes the right way and all the ideas are successful, then yes, we may see it all come together here in Cananda, but it is still not something right. Now for me, I buy pop and chips not on a regular bases, if anything maybe a few times a week, but nothing big that would actually have a devastating blow on my body. I think that there are solutions out there for obesity and constant gain of fat for many people in America and here. Overall, it's decided on how the person is able to control themselves, and to know what they really need. In the end, i would mostly go against the taxes that are being put on these type of issues.