The "Fat Tax"

I just finished an article dealing with the governments idea for a tax on fattening foods and drinks such as soda, energy drinks, juices, and chocolate milk. The tax could be easily applied to snack foods and chips. The money raised from the tax would be used to help pay for the new health care plan. The cigarette tax is believed to have helped reduce the number of smokers and the number of deaths from lung cancer maybe a tax on unhealthy foods will cut down the rates of obesity and diabetes especially in children and young adults.