Some people think that the government is wasting money on the arts and that this money could be better spent elsewhere. To what extent do you agree with this view?

While someone argues that the government spend

money

on the arts is totally pointless, I believe there are certain aspects of the arts need

money

Suggestion

monetary

support

from the government.   I believe governments should not spend too much

money

on the arts. On one hand, it is well known that essential areas like national security, infrastructures, education costs governments a lot.

Arts

Suggestion

The arts

are less important in comparison with the essentials mentioned above.

On the other hand

, artists are a group of people who enjoys freedom and creates paintings or music to express their own feelings. Financial

support

from the government may only go to the ones in line with the government’s preferences, and others may get nothing, which would send the wrong signal and jeopardize the creative atmosphere among artists.  

However

, there are areas of arts that definitely need

support

from governments.

Firstly

, masterpieces in arts

such

as Mona Lisa are often famous around the world, which can attract tourists to visit and promote the economy, so governments should spend

money

to advertise through the Internet to improve the tourism.

Secondly

,

money

should be spent on art galleries and museums for them to hold more exhibitions of various exhibits for people to learn the stories behind.

Finally

, a lot of artefacts are

parts

Suggestion

part

of a country’s history, which should be protected at all cost from stealing or damaged.   In conclusion, governments should

support

arts financially in a certain amount to