Jamie Oliver has been around the political spectrum these days.
He’s a popular chef who is known for making dishes that are easy to make and relatively healthy. With the rise of obesity in children getting at an all time high, he’s proposed a solution involving a “sugar tax”. The tax would make junk food that’s making people obese more expensive, and force people to opt for healthier choices. His reasoning is that the sugar tax will save the country from the healthcare costs of taking care of obese kids, so it’ll have a lot more money overall.
However, a lot of people don’t think the same way.
One of his dessert dishes is “Cookies and Cream” which is a drink served in a chocolate cup, which contains 46 spoons of sugar, a whopping six times the daily recommended amount. With the sheer amount of dishes he has, it’s unsurprising that he has sugary desserts.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiRM7shBEZd/?utm_source=ig_embed
A lot of people simply viewed his stance as an attack on poor people, because those are the ones who’ll really be affected.
https://twitter.com/praxxxxxis/status/996698652268785666
Ketty Hopkins came forward and told her story of how things were like for her.
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996805440385282049
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996806182978359296
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996806986825158657
It’s a glimpse into the life why the poor are poor.
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996807658912014337
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996808162241056768
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996808762903187467
She grew up in a terrible home.
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996809281713393664
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996809706155991040
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996810414888509441
Parents buy junk because it’s easy and they’re too tired.
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996810939654602755
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996811521257820161
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996811971638022144
She also suggested ways to fix things.
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996812665757556736
https://twitter.com/sibylpain/status/996813099243134977
Another person also came forward with her story.
https://twitter.com/NarahSarah/status/996867141818355714
https://twitter.com/NarahSarah/status/996868070898585600
https://twitter.com/NarahSarah/status/996869222180507649
There’s a general hatred towards these things.
This is always the answer wealthy people suggest. Make things more expensive so poor people can't have them.
— Socially_Distant (@press_not_sorry) May 17, 2018
These stories, while eye-opening, would be more effective if they were the kind of people Oliver was targetting. Neither of these people had bad health, so they’re not who Oliver was saying he was targetting. What do you think?
This article was originally published on RearFront.