Some people argue that the government should spend money on public services and facilities, but not on the arts. Do you agree or disagree?

The role of

arts

in modern life is unique, providing people with entertainment and fielding various psychological rewards,

such

as relief from stress. Despite these benefits, the

arts

have been taken as luxury goods in many cases, it is suggested that public money of a

city

should be concentrated

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projects like public

facilities

, which are more likely to bring immediate benefits to the public, rather than the

arts

. There are a number of facts indicating that

this

position is right. Public

facilities

, widely accepted as

one

of the main precursors to a

city

's development, should be

one

of the highest priorities. Those underdeveloped cities

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particular, should direct sufficient funding toward public

facilities

.

While

municipal office buildings, courthouses and post offices are essential components of public services, libraries, hospitals, parks, playing fields, gymnasiums and swimming pools are available to the public for social, educational, athletic and cultural activities. By boosting spending on public

facilities

, cities are more capable of satisfying the needs of citizens and

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their standard of living.

In addition

to social benefits, there are economic merits that public

facilities

can offer to communities. An integrated transport network

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, land and inland waterways transport and civil aviation,

for example

, promises the smooth and speedy movement of goods and people in a

city

. Industrial products,

as well as

agricultural produce of a

city

, can be delivered to other cities in exchange for steady income. Of equal importance are public Internet

facilities

. Providing access to information by improving

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and other telecommunications

facilities

has relevance to the ease with which businesses in a

city

receive, process, utilise, and send information, lit is no exaggeration to say that entrepreneurs, either from home or abroad, will first examine the infrastructure of a

city

before deciding whether to pursue business opportunities there. The

arts

,

by comparison

,

although

enabling people to see the world and the human condition differently and to see a truth

one

might ignore before, do not merit government spending. The first reason is that the

arts

— referring to music, film and literature altogether—are more likely to attract the investment of the private sector than public

facilities

. Businesspeople continue to invest in the

arts

in the expectation of earning lump sum income and the

arts

in return, continue to flourish without

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government spending. Meanwhile, the

arts

are a key component of a culture and

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naturally passed down from

one

generation to another. Unlike public

facilities

, they require no money to survive. It is

therefore

clear that

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of public

facilities

should be given the foremost consideration. The concern about the well-being of individual citizens and that of a

city

is more acute than the apprehension about the survival and prospects of the

arts

, something that businesses have a stake in.