Art is the externalization of an artist and
also
represents the cultural heritage of a
nation
;
however
, in recent times, it is asserted that governments must reduce the expenditure on arts and
instead
, must undoubtedly fund schools and universities to improvise the
education
standards. I wholeheartedly concur with
this
opinion, as it has multifarious benefits to the
nation
as a whole.
To begin
with, in
this
contemporary era , it is imperative that a
nation
's residents should be completely literate and not accomplishing
this
could be extremely detrimental. The central reason behind
this
is twofold,
firstly
, achieving full literacy could mean that the
nation
would be inundated with a prodigious amount of successful graduates, which in turn attracts overseas firms to set up bases in the
country
.
Secondly
, employees and entrepreneurs pay surplus tax to government which enriches the
nation
economically.
Hence
, these could only be achieved if the
nation
decides to alleviate the expenditure on constantly renovating historical buildings or museums, which does not fetch expected revenue to the government. Japan,
for instance
, prioritizes funding on
education
rather than renovating some of its ancient forts and
this
is one reason why the
country
is highly successful despite having a long history.
Furthermore
, arts,
although
symbolizing the
nation
's culture and tradition, does not provide greater revenue to the government
although
spending on it is being done on a massive scale. Italy,
for instance
, has recently decided to reduce funding on renovating the colosseum or the tower of Pisa, and
instead
built a plethora of universities and schools to maintain its reputation of being an advanced
country
.
This
is one reason why the
country
boasts one of the best
education
standards in the world.
Besides
, some artists of the past
such
as Beethoven allocated a large sum of their remuneration towards educating the impoverished kids of that time realizing that every child studying for free will be more devoted to studies and eventually paying immense dividends later on.
To sum up, even though a
nation
's identity relies on its long preserved historical castles and other segments of arts
such
as historical museums and temples, in
this
fast-paced world,
education
has become an inevitable component of people from all walks of life.
Hence
, I completely accord with the statement that political parties must significantly lessen the money they are spending on maintaining arts and the retained amount must be completely invested in improvising the
education
standards relentlessly.