Some people think that the government is wasting money on the arts and that this money could be spent elsewhere. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this?

Nowadays, a great deal of attention has been paid to the
arts
. A certain proportion of people opine that the
government
should cut budgets that are used for the
arts
, and use them for other purposes. I strongly agree with the idea because the
arts
not worth investment, and there are more important areas
such
as
education
.
To begin
with, the
first
reason why I believe the
government
should not use the
money
for the
arts
is that they can get fewer returns from the
arts
.
Firstly
, fine
arts
require lots of
money
, and many museums suffer from managing
money
for facilities and staffs. In facts, Musse du Louvre rose the entrance fee in 2013 since they needed to prepare
money
for a facility
that is
dedicated to the
arts
and professional staffs. Despite that cost a lot, the
arts
hardly produce profits. In fact, 75% of Japanese think that they can enter museums for free. Another reason for supporting my agreement is that there are by far important sectors that need budgets. Take
education
,
for example
, giving good
education
for youngsters will rise their future salary, and
this
results in increasing national wealth in the future. On top of that, despite the importance of
education
, one in seven youngsters in Japan are raised in poverty, and they do not afford to pay tuition for higher
education
. In fact, the child poverty rate in Japan ranked at the highest level among OECD countries. In conclusion, I reiterate my complete agreement that the
government
should use the budget not for the
arts
but for others.
This
is because the
government
can receive fewer returns from the
arts
, and there are more serious problems that the
government
should invest
such
as
education
.
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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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