In some countries, citizens must pay a lot of money in taxes, but education and healthcare are free. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantage?

Taxing citizens for socio-economic benefits has been an age-old debate. In a number of

countries

, society has to incur taxes in return for free healthcare and

education

.

This

essay will highlight why

this

is a viable approach.

To begin

with, there is a school of thought that people should not be taxed for

education

and medical benefits.

This

is because ,in many

countries

, the government-run hospitals and

education

institutions lack the basic infrastructure and the technology required to provide the necessary services.

For example

, in a developing country like India, primary schools and state-run medical centres are not world-class, and

therefore

, people prefer themselves being treated at private hospitals and enrol their children in international schools.

Hence

, not being equipped with state of the art facilities, constitute a major obstacle to

such

a tax-benefit system.

On the other hand

, many believe that every child deserves elementary schooling free of cost irrespective of their financial status.

Thus

, charging citizens universally for providing their children with quality

education

, has been one of the major lucrative socio-economic policies that have been adopted by the government in developed

countries

across the world.

Furthermore

, with an ever-increasing cost of health expenses, it becomes crucial that government provides its citizens with a sense of security by covering the cost of their well-being.

For instance

,

countries

like Canada and Germany that rank high on the human development index have done

this

.

Thus

, the right to universal

education

and a sense of social security is required for all and must be incurred by the government expenditure without any bias. To conclude, I strongly believe that the benefits of a tax system that provides free

education

and healthcare for all, far outweigh the drawbacks and is a feasible modus operandi that all developing nations should look at eventually.