Be Happy. Be Healthy.

“ You cannot legislate good will - that comes through education. ” - Malcolm X The Bermuda Sugar Tax supposed purpose is to encourage healthier decisions which would lead to healthier people. I do believe the role of the government is to protect its people, sometimes from themselves, but this tactic is faulty. We have seen sugar taxes and other punishing or restricting strategies executed elsewhere and those destinations aren't any healthier because of it. We cannot force someone to be healthy, but what we can and should do is educate people on what health really is; the numerous benefits and rewards of being healthy; while providing the resources needed to achieve it. I believe this would be more beneficial to dealing with Bermuda’s health crisis vs taxing selected beverages and candies. For example, the average adult doesn’t know they should be consuming roughly 7 servings of vegetables a day. Some studies suggest the average adult only gets 1.3 servings of vegetables a day. Th...