Some people think that 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?

In the contemporary era, every

country

allocates some funds to

arts

and cultural activities along with more pressing social issues-

such

as

education

, health, and so on.

Consequently

, some individuals contemplate that investing in artistic activities is a wastage of

money

and governments should focus on other predominant sectors. Being a rational mind, I, too, assent to

this

notion, for I am of the view that spending

money

on more imperative basic sectors help a

country

become economically strong and competitive. Among the ratiocination to buttress my stance, the one that stands out deals with the significance of putting

money

on other sectors rather than on the cultural activities as a way of giving more priority to economic development. To be more precise, investing

money

in high-quality

education

, health transportation, to name but a few facilitates a

country

boosting the economy because of having state-of-the-art technologies as well as highly skilled professionals. To cite an example, in 2001, Malaysia’s government reduced the budget of the entertainment industry and shifted that

money

to the

education

sector in order to produce skilled workers for the

country

, and now the

country

’s 95% people are highly professionals.

Hence

, so as to develop a

country

, it is paramount not to waste

money

on the

arts

. Another critical rationale in reference to why governments ought to give more preference to other areas apart from the

arts

is necessarily synonymous with building an independent and stable nation. To put it simply, artistic tasks only can provide entertainment and joys but never can they help a nation compete in the dog-eat-dog world.

Therefore

, if governments could not invest funds in practical fields, it would not possible for them to survive in the cutthroat world.

For instance

, many African countries give more importance to their

arts

and culture rather than advanced

education

, technology and suchlike, causing them dependent on developed nations. In essence, a government of any nation should not waste

money

on the

arts

and should give priority to other indispensable areas.