Would Mill support a sugar tax?I. IntroductionIn this essay I will argue that Mill would not favor a tax on sugar. More specifically, I will argue that a) Mill's harm principle only permits one to legitimately exercise power over a member of a civilized society against one's own will, if one wishes to avoid harm to others, and that, even While scientists and health organizations emphasize the negative health effects of sugar-flavored soft drinks, they do not cause harm to anyone who does not choose to consume these drinks or if an individual does not feel the need to be careful as to what he consumes; b) that although sugar-flavored soft drinks are believed to harm others, Mill rejects paternalistic interference because he values ​​autonomy; and (c) Mill believes that harm to others is necessary but not sufficient to justify interference, and that a sugar tax would make it difficult for low-income families to cope and would also make it unfair for it is unfair for people who do not consume sugar-flavored soft drinks to have to pay taxes.III. Mill and the sugar tax I said that Mill would not favor a sugar tax. In this section I present the argument I outlined in the introduction. First, Mill's harm principle emphasizes notions of society's authority over an individual and Mill argues in his text "On Liberty" that, "when the conduct of one person affects the interests of no other no one outside herself, or need to affect them unless she wishes, there must be perfect freedom, legal and social, to act and bear the consequences.” Mill's statement contrasts with the proposed sugar tax: If an individual chooses to consume sugar-flavored soft drinks, they should by all means be allowed to do so. Sugar tax would also affect people who do not consume sugar-flavored soft drinks, because they would have to advance expenses on a subject that does not concern them but interferes with their spending. IV Conclusion In this essay I have argued that Mill would not do this. being in favor of a tax on sugar, on the grounds that it interferes with the freedom and autonomy of an individual and Mill believes that society has no right to impose taxes on the affairs of an individual if their actions do not harm society, in this case the consumption of sugar-flavored soft drinks. Reference list: [1] See Martin Johnston “NZ scientists take on sugar” New Zealand Herald, February 8, 2014, http ://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11198199Mill, John Stuart. On Freedom. London: Longman, Roberts & Green, 1859, http://www.bartleby.com/br/130.html