Benefits of a Tax on High Fat Foods, An Outline

Specific Purpose: To inform the class on how having a tax on high fat foods can help the United States obesity rates.

Thesis Statement: Obesity is a major problem in America and all over the world, the fat tax is one of possible solutions to this problem.

INTRODUCTION:

I. Attention Getter: Have you ever heard a joke about how fat and lazy American’s are? I have and I also thought it was a horrible stereotype until I saw the statistics on how many American’s were obese.

II. Credibility Statement: I have researched this topic and I have had history talking to researches and debating this topic so I feel comfortable presenting my findings to you.

III. Relating to the Audience: I have a foreign exchange friend from Australia and last semester she told me she was surprised how thin people were when she came here because she assumed all American’s were obese.

IV. Thesis Statement: Obesity is a major problem in America and all over the world, the fat tax is one of possible solutions to this problem.

Directional transition: (Summary/Preview): Now I am going to tell you about the pros, con, and countries who have adapted the fat tax.

BODY:

I. The “Fat Tax” or tax on food that contains more the 2.5% saturated fat, according to the Herald Sun in 2013.

A. According to the National Library of Medicine, American’s can be and are addicted to high fat food and because of this addiction; Americans have wasted over $1 Trillion on the food and beverage industry.

B. This tax is copying the anti-tobacco campaign, and they are also trying to overcome the advertising of soda and junk food in hopes that is will make consumers choose the alternative.

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B. In 2008, Japan adapted the fat tax to aid in avoiding in on coming obesity.

1. Japan wants to cut obesity by 10% and 25% by 2015.

2. Along with a higher tax, 65% of people in a local area must participate in the “metabo” law, in which a person will have to get their stomach measured annually, according to Bloomberg in 2013.

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Directional transition: (Summary/Preview): Now that you know all the information about the fat tax, I am going to finish off my speech.

CONCLUSION

I. Restate Thesis: (Word for Word): The fat tax could be America’s solution to our growing obesity rate and solve many of our problems.

II. Closing Statement (Clincher Word for Word): you know that it is the right decision for America to try to lower our obesity rate and it has proven statistics to back up the idea.