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

The primary role of the

government

is to protect its citizens from different types of threat.

Therefore

, some people argue that the

government

should direct much of its financial resources to the defence sector and cut down the spending on social

welfare

. I do not agree with

this

view. In my opinion. A

country

has to spend on both social

welfare

and defence There is no denying the fact that a powerful military can ensure the safety of the citizens and maintain peace in a

country

. Aggressive neighbours and terrorists attacking a

country

deters by a strong military.

Moreover

, in some countries, the military can help with law enforcement and promote political stability by maintaining the sovereignty of the

government

.

Therefore

, it is crucial for a

government

to allocate a sufficient amount of funding to the defence sector.

However

, the spending on military cannot be at the expense of social spending because the social

welfare

is as critical as military might for a

country

to thrive. The

government

is responsible to ensure that all the people can satisfy their basic human needs

such

as food, shelter and health care. By providing

welfare

for the neediest members of the society through various schemes, the state can improve their living standards and make its people happy and contented. If there were no social benefit programs

such

as retirement schemes, disability benefits or subsidized housing, the vulnerable sections of the society would suffer.

This

can lead to resentment among the disadvantaged sections of the society and social uprising against the authorities.

Moreover

, citizens are entitled to receive benefits because they pay taxes to the

government

. Nowadays, only those countries which put great importance on social security can prosper.

For example

, Canada is a thriving

country

whose citizens enjoys the almost free health care.