Central and local government make a frantic attempt to promote festivals to create a lot of revenue. Some people think this money should be invested in social programs for the poor.

Nowadays, governments make a great deal of money via promoting festivals.

However

, the issue of how and where governments should spend

this

revenue is still widely debated, with some people claiming

that is

should be invested in embarking on welfare services for poor members of

society

. Personally, I entirely accept

this

, and will explain why in

this

essay.

Firstly

, we have to consider that

poverty

is a universal problem that affects every nation on earth_ both rich and poor.

For example

, in African countries, we see a flood of emigrants leaving their poor nations to find better highly paid jobs with high-quality working conditions as well as better quality of life in wealthy countries.

This

phenomenon causes a very real threat to both destination countries and countries of origin in terms of crime and losing human capital, respectively.

Furthermore

, low-income households and high-income families living within a country are influenced negatively by increased

poverty

rates as well. In

this

case, the impoverished may engage in criminal acts

such

as kidnappings and burglaries to survive.

Therefore

,

poverty

leads to serious consequences for not only deprived but

also

wealthy. A

further

reason to support

this

idea is the development aspect. For a

society

to make progress, not only does it need investors, but

also

it needs productive and responsible workers. Most of the impoverished are potentially valuable members who seek the opportunity to lift themselves and their families out of

poverty

. By providing them with welfare-type programs

such

as social protection systems, vulnerable families can become productive members of

society

. In fact, if

such

safety net programs are well-designed and implemented, they can powerfully enhance human capital and productivity, reduce inequalities and end the inter-generational cycle of

poverty

.

As a result

,

such

government welfare programs give impoverished individuals a chance to climb out of

poverty

and boost shared prosperity among

society

citizens. To conclude, I feel that investing the revenue in welfare programs

such

as cash assistance programs and social safety net programs for people living below the

poverty

level should be a governments' main priority. If these social programs are implemented wisely, it would alleviate

poverty

and reduce inequality in

society

, which in turn brings about permanent happiness to the whole members of

society

, unlike festivals which make people experience temporary joy.