Government investment in the arts such as music and theatre is a waste of money. Governments must invest this money in public services instead. To what extent do you agree with this statement?

It is argued that spending public

money

on

arts

such

as music and theatre is not worthy.

Instead

, the state investment should be channelled to public

services

such

as health and education.

Although

I do not oppose the spending on

arts

, I feel the primary focus should be on necessary public

services

.

Firstly

, one should understand the fact that in many countries public

services

such

as health, education, communication and transport are either inadequate or not well-developed. If

such

facilities are not standardized, the quality of life would be compromised.

For example

, if the government does not spend enough

money

on the health sector, the morbidity and mortality rate of the country would hike.

Similarly

, if not enough

money

is spent on education, the overall development would stagnate.

Therefore

, it is the duty of a responsible government to give a prioritized allocation of funds in these vital areas before focusing on any secondary sector.

Nonetheless

,

this

does not necessarily mean to cut down the state’s financial aid to support

arts

. There are many traditional theatre

arts

and music forms that are almost neglected these days due to the advent of newer forms of entertainments like online games. These sorts of

arts

reflect the culture of a social section in a country, and

therefore

preserving it and passing it to the

next

generation is the responsibility of everyone. To conclude, it is obvious that there are benefits when investments are made primarily in public

services

as it enhances the quality of people’s life. At the same time, I cannot believe it is a waste of

money

is spent to support art and art forms.