A government has a responsibility to its citizens to ensure their safety. Therefore, some people think that the government should increase spending on defense but spend less on social benefits. To extend do you agree ?

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People vote and elect their representatives to form a
government
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. In return, the
government
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protects its citizen, which is its core responsibility. To protect people, some argue that
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government
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the government
has to spend more
budget
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on
defence
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. I totally disagree with
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statement and argue that
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need to spend more on social
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schemes.
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of all, citizens' safety can be maintained by the
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through social
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allowances. If the
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provides cash assistance to elder, disabled and marginalized people, they can feel safe.
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, citizens of the UK feel protected because the UK
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spends 30% of its
budget
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on social
security
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allowance. A recent survey reveals that citizens of
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country feel much protected than the earlier
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government which
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government, which
had spent 40% of
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on
defence
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and 10% on people's safety.
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, at present, it is baseless to increase
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on
defence
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because there is less probability of happening world war 3. In
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situation, spending money on armed struggle would be unproductive. Even if the
budget
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is spent on the arm
defence
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, people will not feel safe. In my view, budgeting on
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is the preparation of the insurgency.
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, the
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need to ensure safety of the people by spending money on social
security
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allowances rather than on
defence
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • national security
  • sovereignty
  • foreign entities
  • military sector
  • economic growth
  • inequality
  • vulnerable populations
  • elderly
  • disabled
  • unemployed
  • social stability
  • public health
  • balanced approach
  • appropriate funding
  • nation’s needs
  • priorities
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