Coca-Cola Company Lobbying To Prevent Fat Tax

very concerned that this tax could hit their profits very hard

The world famous Coca-Cola Company obviously has a lot to lose if legislation was enacted to prevent children from drinking high calorie and high sugar fizzy drinks, and that is why they spent almost $5 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 purely on lobbying government officials regarding proposals to introduce a tax on sugary beverages. The Coca Cola Company not only lobbied Congressmen but also United States Department of Commerce officials .

The Coca-Cola Company that makes Coca-Cola, Sprite and a whole load of other beverages is obviously very concerned that this tax could hit their profits very hard and they are going to do everything to stop it. It is this sort of lobbying and interference from big businesses which is one of the reasons why government had been unable to prevent the onslaught of obesity all over America.

The American people should know that each and every one of them is already paying a huge obesity tax in the form of lost productivity and higher insurance premiums to cover health care. Obesity is only second to smoking as the biggest cause of preventable death in America and in Europe. Taxation on fizzy drinks would not only make them less accessible to children and adults but it would also send a clear message that the drinks were harmful to health in the same way that cigarette taxes do.

Both America and Europe face a long and hard battle against food and drink production companies who churn out unhealthy items directed at children. Lawmakers have come to realise that it is no good coming up with healthy eating plans if children are literally being brainwashed to eat and drink junk.

There are those people who say that curtailing the right to eat what you want would be undemocratic and against personal freedoms but there is nothing more liberty destroying then having to walk around with huge amounts of fat on your body caused by unhealthy eating habits fostered at a very early age.

Statistics show that children who get to their teenage years obese are likely to stay that way for the rest of their lives and that it is almost impossible to change eating habits which are formed as a young age.