"Bad Food? Tax it, and Subsidize Vegetables"

In the article written by Mark Bittman, illustrated truth in America's society. He explains how the food industry has falsely advertised food production to the people and they are blindly falling for it. Our eating habits have lead to a rise in the obesity rate. Thus, leading to a rise in heart disease, diabetes, and cancer globally, all because of fattening, unhealthy, greasy foods.  The way the industry markets their products is sickening. When the author claims that if the government taxes a penny an ounce on unhealthy beverages that the "consumption of  sugar sweetened beverages should decrease, as should the incidence of disease and therefore public health costs..." which could then help subsidize vegetables. The government has a pattern of mainly caring about profiting off of the unhealthy food industry, yet claiming that they want to decline obesity.  In fact, Bittman reveals how there has been proven research concerning the government insisting how much more they can save. I think it is shocking how much obesity along with health issues have risen since the pass 30 years. Portions of food, the amount of fattening ingredients that are now served to the consumer, the chemicals; it is all disgusting to even imagine. Americans really consume these types of food. The most compelling evidence is that other countries are beginning to see the negative effects on health and are actually doing something about it; they've began programs to tax foods that are very unhealthy. If other countries are putting a stop to it why aren't we doing something either? With this in mind, I am a huge advocate with Bittman's argument and I agree that bad food should be taxed and vegetables should be subsidized.