In Mark Bittman’s article Bad food? Tax it, and subsidize vegetables, the author Bittman delivers the concept that there should be a tax on unhealthy foods to benefit everyone’s health. The main issue with this is which foods would be selected to have higher taxes, and how this decision should be left to the experts to decide what food is classified as “unhealthy.” It can be noted that with this method it would subsidize healthy foods. Making it possible for people to live in a healthier America, which in my opinion is good since it seems that we’re currently living in a “food dessert,” and this would benefit poor people. Which the author implies by stating that, “since poor people suffer disproportionately from the cost of high-quality, fresh foods, subsidizing those foods would be particularly beneficial to them” (Bittman 10).
In the article No Lunch Left Behind, Katrina Heron and Alice Water deliver a message on how the food provided by the National Lunch Program, is equally as unhealthy as fast food. And how that this government funded program will continue to make the health standards worst, unless we take action. A suggestion she makes is how we should provide real food that’s beneficial to our health.
Two good source that’s beneficial to people discussing the effects of world hunger and food waste is:
1). https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/15/470434247/these-27-solutions-could-help-the-u-s-slash-food-waste
2) https://blogs.state.gov/stories/2017/10/16/en/5-ways-usaid-helping-end-world-hunger
I agree when you talked about how America is in a "food desert," I feel like making our options to limit to going into a healthier route is important for us to be healthier and live longer. It will benefit everyone a lot and help our food industry to go healthier.
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