In a number of countries, some people think it is necessary to spend large sums of money on constructing new railway lines for very fast trains between cities. Other believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport. Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

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infrastructure has always been an essential part of any nation.

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, people often disagree on which modes of

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deserve

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government funding. Some claim that governments should commit vast amounts of money to build a high-speed

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network, whereas others claim that it would be better to invest in the current public

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. While both arguments have their merits, one view is clearly more valid than the other. Those who advocate for investment in high-speed

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claim that it would benefit businesses as it would allow them to deliver their products more efficiently.

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, if a car import company transported their vehicles by high-speed

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, they would be able to expedite deliveries. Not only would

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make them more competitive but it would

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allow them to import greater numbers in a shorter space of time and

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increase their profits.

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, a high-speed

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network would encourage tourists to visit a country. As many people have limited free-time, they often choose a destination where they can see as much as possible as quickly as possible so a country with a high-speed

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would attract more tourists.

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in turn would improve a country’s tourism industry and strengthen its economy.

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, there are sound arguments for investing in the current public

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.

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, improving public

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would have a positive impact on the environment.

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is because people would be more likely to

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buses and subways if they were cleaner, more reliable, and served more areas.

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, they would be less inclined to

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their cars, which produce far more CO2 per passenger. Another argument for improving conventional forms of public

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is that it would benefit a larger proportion of the population. I myself

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public

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daily to commute to work, shop for groceries, or even just to get around town but rarely make

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journeys which would need a high-speed train. On top of

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, tickets for high-speed

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services are generally very expensive and are

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considered an unaffordable luxury. In summary, governments should invest in the current public

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given the positive impact it would have on people’s lives. While those who support the development of high-speed

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have valid arguments, they focus on economic factors only without taking the needs of the public into consideration.

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, if governments did commit to building a high-speed

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, it would be an unfair

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of tax money as it would only benefit a small segment of society.