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?

A part of the population
believe
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that the funds allocated by the
government
on the arts should be spent in other areas. I totally agree with
this
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these
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people. In my opinion, the
money
given to art should be reallocated because programs
such
as education and health need improvements,
also
because the tax revenue is falling so
money
should not be wasted. The
first
reason I believe the
money
should be reallocated to other governmental programs,
such
as health care and education is
because
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hospitals and schools are far more important than museums and historical
builldings
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buildings
.
In addition
, both
this programs qualities
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the qualities of this program
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in the majority of countries are declining which is harmful for the population.
For example
, my mother needed
assitance
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assistance
from the
government
to treat cancer since our family couldn’t afford the treatment, but the
answear
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answer
was that the
government
also
couldn’t afford it,
as a result
, we ended up having to loan thousands of dollars so she could have the treatment she
deseved
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deserved
. The other reason is that the tax revenue
declained
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declined
drasticly
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drastically
this
past year.
Therefore
, with
less
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resources coming in, the people in charge should not spend any taxpayer
money
where it is not extremely necessary, like in arts. To illustrate, it is the same situation when your boss makes cuts on your income, you have to spend less
money
in
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cultural activities and focus on paying the essential bills
as
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like
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food and rent. In conclusion, I reaffirm my position that the
money
spent in arts should
in fact
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be reallocated because programs as health and education
desperatly
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desperately
need improvements and there is less
money
from taxes available.
Therefore
the
government
must stop spending
money
in areas that are less important like arts.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • enriching society
  • promoting cultural understanding
  • development of talent
  • creative industries
  • economic benefits
  • generate revenue
  • cultural heritage
  • identity
  • prioritize spending
  • needs of the majority
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