Junk Food Taxes

In the article "Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables," author Mark Bittman discusses ideas to influence healthier eating such as taxing junk foods heavy and subsidizing healthier alternatives. He suggests that placing taxes on all junk foods like fries and sodas are justifiable because over 30 cities and states have tried to tax sugary beverages in the past. This is a problem that the government must step in to solve. Many people believe that a lot of these health problems could've easily been solved by the government but they even encourage it because it brings in profit. Mark Bittman wants the government to stop subsidizing junk food and start supporting healthy foods. He claims that bad foods that contain high levels of sugar are so cheap and easy to get that it is easier to buy a box of Froot Loops than it is to buy fruits. If taxes were to be placed on unhealthy foods, the results would be very beneficial to our health and economy. A researcher, Claire Wang, explains that taxes in unhealthy food would bring in $1 billion dollars annually and prevent thousands of cases of diabetes which would lead to saving billions in health care.

http://theweek.com/articles/457135/5-modern-diseases-grown-by-factory-farming
I used this source in my research to figure out some of the more popular and current diseases found in our food caused directly by the process of factory farming.