Will Raising Taxes on Sugary Beverages Deter Consumers Away

From the first time a young child gets their lips on a can of Coke or Pepsi, they know that they want more. Soda and other sugary beverages can become addictive especially for young children who do not have much self control. And because they keep drinking away these beverages they are becoming obese. So would raising taxes on sugary beverages deter children and adults away?
The answer to this question can be seen from both viewpoints. Some would say that yes, because of today's economy people will try to conserve their money and try to stay away from shredding their money on soda. Also because our world is becoming more and more aware of health problems and obesity that they will finally realize that these sugary beverages are not helping.
Then there are others who would say no, raising taxes would have much of an impact. Most soda and beverage companies are already pretty well off, money-wise. And the reason they stay on top is because they are already raising the prices of drinks. I remember when bottled soda was round a dollar and now it's up to at least $1.29 if not higher. Even with these prices the companies are doing fine, especially because of advertising and endorsements. They can also argue how our world and in America that the population is rising and there is even more people to buy drinks giving companies a better chance for someone to buy their product. And even if the taxes on it go up, why is that going to stop them now? The government can say they are raising these taxes to help control the amount of health problems and obesity, or do they just want more money. With today's increasing amounts of health discoveries, funded by government money, people do not have to worry as much about health problems. So, they buy their drinks, those taxes go to the government to fund more health departments.
This doesn't end at soda either. Juice products can come off as healthy because of how they are labeled. Some juice products can only have five or ten percent juice and the rest is nothing good for you. But people do not realize this trick and they are going to buy it anyway, because it makes their kids happy.
Adults can have just as big of an impact on sugary beverages as kids and teenagers. Adults want and need caffeine. They crave for it every morning and they have come to believe that caffeine is what gets them through the day. So they buy a bottle every morning or a 24-pack every twelve days. They almost always get the diet of course which makes them feel more satisfied that they are only getting caffeine from their drink.
Teenagers are becoming quite ridiculous with energy drinks. The amount of sugar and other un-need supplements in some of these drinks has come to the point where they do not recommend it for children and pregnant women. WHAT!?!? It's crazy to even think about what is in those drinks that can cause serious harm to a child, born or unborn.
In conclusion, raising taxes on any sugary beverage will not deter very many consumers from the product. And with more people coming into America everyday, someone will make up for that lost customer. Health problems do not seem to be a big problem because you don't hear about it on the news that much and as for obesity, who really thinks that a sugary beverage will make you fat?