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These days, the government spends a large part of its
budget not only on public services, but also the arts. Although I agree that it
is important to spend money on public services, I do not think spending on the
arts is a waste of money.
There are several reasons for spending a
significant amount of the government budget on public services. First and
foremost, public services are the things such as hospitals, roads and schools,
and these things determine the quality of life that most of us will have. For
example, if the government does not spend enough money on hospitals, the health
of our society may decline. Similarly, if not enough money is spent on schools,
our children may not be properly educated. Also, it will be the poor in our
society that will be affected more if we do not spend enough on these things
because they are the ones more dependent on such services.
However, this does not mean that the arts
should be completely neglected. To begin, it is difficult for many arts
institutions to generate much profit, so without some help from the government,
many theaters and other such places may have to close. Moreover, the arts also
have an important impact on our quality of life. Many people get great pleasure
in going to see music and theatre performances so it is important that the
government assists such institutions so that they can continue to provide
entertainment to the public.
To sum up, there are clear benefits of
ensuring a large amount of investment goes into public services as this
influences the quality of life for nearly all of us. That said, I do not
believe spending money on the arts is a waste of money as this too provides
important benefits.
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